North Duplin's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Hobbton Wildcats by a score of 3-1. The Rebels have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wildcats, too.
The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 25-19.
North Duplin was led to victory by Carrly Strickland and Iala Overton. Strickland had eight digs and six aces, while Overton had 16 digs. The dominant performance gave Strickland a new career-high in aces.
North Duplin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 14.8.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cooper Bland, who had three aces and 25 assists. Bland is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
North Duplin's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-5. As for Hobbton, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Neuse Charter the next time they take the court. North Duplin will head out to face Neuse Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Hobbton will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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