Volleyball Preview: East Duplin Panthers vs. Liberty Christian Academy Heat
East Duplin has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Liberty Christian Academy Heat at 6:00 p.m. East Duplin will be strutting in after a victory while Liberty Christian Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went East Duplin's way against James Kenan as East Duplin made off with a 3-0 win.
East Duplin never let James Kenan on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-23.
East Duplin's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ana Marie Rodriguez, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Rodriguez has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Jones, who had five digs, four blocks, three kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: East Duplin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Harrells Christian Academy, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 27-25, 25-22, 25-15.
East Duplin's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Liberty Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
East Duplin was able to grind out a solid victory over Liberty Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Does East Duplin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty Christian Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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