Volleyball Preview: Hoke County Bucks vs. Lee County Yellow Jackets
On Tuesday Hoke County will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Hoke County will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Seventy-First, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Hoke County's way against Seventy-First on Monday as Hoke County made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hoke County took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Lee County entered their tilt with Union Pines on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-22.
Lee County was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Hoke County's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Lee County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Hoke County took their win against Lee County when the teams last played back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoke County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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