The Wake Prep Academy Guardians will square off against the Roanoke Rapids Yellowjackets at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Wake Prep Academy came up short against South Granville and fell 3-1. The loss was the Guardians' first of the season.
Wake Prep Academy was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made South Granville work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 29-27, 12-25, 25-15.

Haydin Maxwell
09/09/25 vs South Granville | 18 |
09/04/25 vs Louisburg | 20 |
09/03/25 vs NCSSM: Durham | 12 |
08/29/25 @ Oxford Prep | 15 |
Wake Prep Academy might have lost, but man, Haydin Maxwell was a machine: she had 18 digs and ten aces. Maxwell has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played. Skylar Rasnake also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
Meanwhile, Roanoke Rapids was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Halifax Academy, falling 3-0. Yellowjackets fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Vikings since Wednesday.
Roanoke Rapids took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-16, 25-18.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wake Prep Academy fell to 9-1. As for Roanoke Rapids, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
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