The Garner Trojans and the Corinth Holders Pirates are set to duel on Thursday. Corinth Holders took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Garner, who comes in off a win.
Garner took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Southeast Raleigh with a sharp 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Garner took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-13, 25-15.
Savannah Wilkins and Reagan Avis were among the main playmakers for Garner as the former had eight digs and three aces and the latter had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Wilkins has posted in her last eight games.
Meanwhile, Corinth Holders came up short against Clayton on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Comets 25-19 in the first set.
Corinth Holders started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-10, 25-21, 25-22.
Garner is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Corinth Holders, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Garner beat Corinth Holders 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garner 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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