North Lenoir is on a four-game streak of home wins, while East Duplin is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Lenoir Hawks will host the East Duplin Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
North Lenoir is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Wallace-Rose Hill just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Hawks haven't been shut out since back in August.
While North Lenoir was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-23, 25-18.
Meanwhile, East Duplin got the win against Liberty Christian Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-11, 25-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Duplin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ana Marie Rodriguez, who had eight digs, two aces, and a kill. Rodriguez has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Karsyn Parker, who had ten digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: East Duplin 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 six aces in 16 consecutive games.
North Lenoir's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3. As for East Duplin, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
North Lenoir beat East Duplin 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Does North Lenoir have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Duplin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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