The Fike Demons will challenge the Southern Wayne Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fike will be strutting in after a win while Southern Wayne will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Fike got the win against East Wake by a conclusive 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-21, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of Smithfield-Selma by a score of 3-2.
Southern Wayne took a 2-0 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 15-25, 25-14, 25-19, 15-13.
Southern Wayne's defeat came about despite a quality game from Taylor Lee, who had four digs and a block. Lee is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Southern Wayne kept the net locked down and finished the game with 16 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Fike's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-6. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Fike came up short against Southern Wayne when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Fike avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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