Volleyball Recap: Middle Creek's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2025, 1:00pm

Volleyball Recap: Middle Creek Mustangs vs. Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & Cardinal Gibbons High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous 5 Games

10/07/25 @ Cardinal Gibbons0-3
10/02/25 vs Felton Grove3-0
10/01/25 vs Cary Academy3-1
09/30/25 @ Sanderson3-0
09/25/25 @ Holly Springs3-1

After a string of five wins, Middle Creek's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.

The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-16.

Laney Matthews paced Middle Creek's offense, picking up eight kills. Matthews got some help from Finley Brennan and her ten assists.

Player #9 was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 20 digs and two assists.

Middle Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Middle Creek is set to take on their familiar foe Cary at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons will face off against rival Sanderson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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