The Weddington Warriors will face off against the Butler Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Weddington will be strutting in after a victory while Butler will be coming in after a loss.
Weddington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: East Mecklenburg, who was ranked 24th at the time (Weddington was ranked third). The Warriors came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
Weddington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 14-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Butler suffered their biggest defeat since March 27th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Ardrey Kell.
Butler was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-23, 25-21.
Weddington is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Butler, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Weddington beat Butler 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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