The North Duplin Rebels will challenge the Lakewood Leopards at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on North Duplin, who comes in off a win.
North Duplin took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Hobbton 3-0.
North Duplin never let Hobbton on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-19, 26-24.
North Duplin's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Iala Overton, who had 11 digs.
North Duplin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lakewood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Rosewood, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-3, 25-10.
North Duplin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Lakewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
North Duplin was able to grind out a solid win over Lakewood in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Does North Duplin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lakewood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
