The East Duplin Panthers will head out to take on the North Lenoir Hawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Duplin is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, East Duplin made easy work of Liberty Christian Academy and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-11, 25-21.
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, two aces, and a kill. Rodriguez is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last five games she's played. Karsyn Parker was another key player, getting 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 matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, North Lenoir's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Wallace-Rose Hill. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Hawks have suffered since August 20th.
North Lenoir was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-18.
East Duplin's record now sits at 12-4. As for North Lenoir, their loss dropped their record down to 11-3.
East Duplin came up short against North Lenoir when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can East Duplin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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