Hobbton has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the North Duplin Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hobbton will be strutting in after a victory while North Duplin will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Hobbton was able to grind out a solid win over Lakewood, taking the game 3-1.
Hobbton got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 30-28.
Hobbton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North Duplin came up short against Rosewood on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Rebels haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 23-25, 25-9, 25-22.
Hobbton's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for North Duplin, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Hobbton came up short against North Duplin in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Hobbton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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