Providence had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They skirted past the East Mecklenburg Eagles 3-2. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Providence wouldn't go down easily and took East Mecklenburg into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 18-25, 15-13.
Providence was led to victory by Piper King and Ellie Rinehardt. King had 21 digs and eight aces, while Rinehardt had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces King has posted since back in August.
East Mecklenburg's loss came despite strong showings from Lela Wojtalewski and Riley Ketterhagen. Wojtalewski had eight digs and three aces, while Ketterhagen had 12 digs. Wojtalewski is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Providence's victory bumped their record up to 8-11. As for East Mecklenburg, the loss snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-8 record.
As of now, neither Providence nor East Mecklenburg have any future games scheduled.
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