Volleyball Preview: Watauga Pioneers vs. Lake Norman Wildcats
Watauga has gone 6-0 against Lake Norman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Watauga Pioneers' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Lake Norman Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Watauga is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Mooresville 3-0.
Watauga was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-14.
Watauga found their leader in underclassman Caroline Childers, who had 18 digs and seven aces. Those seven aces gave Childers a new career-high.
Watauga was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lake Norman duked it out withAlexander Central on Tuesday. Lake Norman put the hurt on Alexander Central with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lake Norman took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-10, 25-10.
Watauga has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Lake Norman, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.
Watauga was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Norman in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, winning 3-1. Does Watauga have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Norman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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