The South Lenoir Blue Devils will face off against the Midway Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
South Lenoir is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering North Lenoir just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Blue Devils have suffered against the Hawks since October 18, 2018.
South Lenoir was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-8, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Midway had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Knights as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The victory didn't come easy: West Bladen scored at least points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Midway to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ella Clark, who had seven digs, two aces, and a kill. Clark is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Georgia Register, who had four aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Midway was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Bladen only served three.
South Lenoir's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Midway, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
South Lenoir suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Midway in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Can South Lenoir avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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