Vance County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Carrboro Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Vance County lost 3-0 to South Granville on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-7.
Meanwhile, Carrboro waltzed into their match on Thursday with 15 straight wins... but they left with 16. They blew past the Panthers 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Carrboro was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-3, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Rudy VanGelder, who hit 100% for six kills12 aces and ten assists. Those 12 aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Carrboro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 37 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 22 consecutive games.
Vance County dropped their record down to 2-16 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Carrboro, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Vance County has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Carrboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Vance County suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Carrboro when the teams last played on Tuesday. Can Vance County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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