The home team had come away the winner the last seven times Neuse Charter and East Wake Academy had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Cougars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
McKenzie Ward paced Neuse Charter's offense, picking up 13 kills. Ward got some help from Mikayla Leonard and her 12 assists. Finally, Ward was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high six blocks.
Neuse Charter now has a losing record of 10-11. As for East Wake Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-7.
Coming up, East Wake Academy is taking a road trip to face off against Woods Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neuse Charter will be paying especially close attention to the Eagles' match: after the Eagles face off against the Wolves, they'll take on Neuse Charter again at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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