Riverside-Durham lost against Chapel Hill back in October of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Pirates came up short against the Tigers, falling 3-0. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-15.
Riverside-Durham's offense was headlined by Londynn Campbell and Kenya Laney, who picked up three kills apiece. They got some help from Olivia McKinney and her four assists. She was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Chapel Hill was led to victory by Leila Tooloee and Maryn McIntyre. Tooloee had four digs and four aces, while McIntyre had six digs and four aces. That's the most aces McIntyre has posted over her last eight games. Haara Umenwaliri also deserves some recognition as she served her first aces of the season.
Riverside-Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Chapel Hill, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Riverside-Durham will challenge rival Northern Durham at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Chapel Hill is set to take on their familiar foe Southern School of Energy and Sustainability at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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