The Perquimans Pirates are taking a road trip to face off against the Falls Lake Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Perquimans comes in on 23 and Falls Lake on 13.
Perquimans is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Pamlico County.
Perquimans had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-19, 25-17, 25-22.
Perquimans was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 26 consecutive contests.
Falls Lake extended their home winning streak to 29 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Maggie Penn. Falls Lake was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over East Wake Academy on Tuesday thanks in part to Penn, who had 22 digs. She has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more digs the last nine times she's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-17, 25-20.
Perquimans' record is now 25-1. As for Falls Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Perquimans has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Falls Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. 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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