After four games on the road, Swansboro is heading back home. They will welcome the White Oak Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Swansboro will be strutting in after a win while White Oak will be coming in after a loss.
While Swansboro didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Dixon 3-2.
Swansboro took Dixon into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. After all that action, the final score was 14-25, 25-14, 25-18, 20-25, 16-14.
Miller Floyd was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had seven digs and 14 assists. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 8.1 assists per game.
Swansboro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, White Oak unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The contest marked the first time this year in which they were not able to get on the board.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-15, 25-15.
Swansboro pushed their record up to 8-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for White Oak, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Swansboro has serving mastered this season, having averaged 16.6 aces per game. However, it's not like White Oak struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Swansboro took their victory against White Oak in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Swansboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will White Oak turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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