The Eastern Randolph Wildcats will challenge the Northeastern Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Eastern Randolph is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Southwestern Randolph just ended the team's four-match winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Cougars, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Northeastern was able to grind out a solid win over Pasquotank County on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
Northeastern had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 25-13, 25-10, 25-16.
Northeastern's victory bumped their record up to 7-14. As for Eastern Randolph, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Eastern Randolph has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Northeastern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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