Volleyball Preview: North Iredell Raiders vs. West Henderson Falcons
On Thursday North Iredell will have to hit the road after nine straight games at home. They will square off against the West Henderson Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Iredell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Kings Mountain 3-0.
North Iredell never let Kings Mountain on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 26-24.
Meanwhile, West Henderson waltzed into their match on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They came out on top against the Cougars by a score of 3-1.
West Henderson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-14, 25-7, 25-16.
West Henderson can attribute much of their success to Joelie Humiston, who had nine digs and two aces, and Arden Sullivan, who had eight digs. Humiston is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
West Henderson 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 matchups.
North Iredell's win was their 17th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-2. As for West Henderson, their record now sits at 24-2.
North Iredell beat West Henderson 3-1 when the teams last played back in August of 2022. Will North Iredell repeat their success, or does West Henderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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