The Catawba Ridge Copperheads will venture away from home to challenge the Indian Land Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Catawba Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Greenwood. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Copperheads.
One reason for the win was Catawba Ridge's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Indian Land faced Eastside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Indian Land won by a set and slipped past Eastside 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Indian Land who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-7.
Indian Land found their leader in sophomore Anthony Maevsky, who had 14 digs and three aces. Maevsky is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had 14 or more in the last five games he's played.
Indian Land kept the net locked down and finished the game with 19 blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastside only had seven.
Catawba Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Indian Land, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Catawba Ridge might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Indian Land when the teams last played back in October. Can Catawba Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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