Volleyball Preview: East Duplin Panthers vs. Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs
East Duplin and Wallace-Rose Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The East Duplin Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Duplin took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against South Lenoir by a score of 3-1.
East Duplin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-10.
Meanwhile, Wallace-Rose Hill waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Vikings 3-0.
While Wallace-Rose Hill might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Kinston scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-16, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Mattie Gavin, who had three digs, two aces, and a block. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight matchups.
Wallace-Rose Hill 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 eight aces in three consecutive matches.
East Duplin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
East Duplin might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Wallace-Rose Hill in their previous matchup back in September. Can East Duplin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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