The Jacksonville Cardinals will challenge the New Bern Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Jacksonville came up short against J.H. Rose on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16, 25-13.
Meanwhile, New Bern was able to grind out a solid win over Havelock on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
New Bern was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18.
New Bern 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 five consecutive matchups.
Jacksonville dropped their record down to 6-8 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for New Bern, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Jacksonville has serving mastered this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like New Bern struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jacksonville came out on top in a nail-biter against New Bern when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 3-2. Will Jacksonville repeat their success, or does New Bern have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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