South View hasn't had much luck against Cape Fear recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The South View Tigers will challenge the Cape Fear Colts at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
South View is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Jack Britt.
While South View was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Gray's Creek by a score of 3-2. While the Colts didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 25-23 in the first set.
Cape Fear took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-17, 24-26, 25-20, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Cape Fear saw an underclassman step up: Sophia Wilson had eight digs and 23 assists. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last eight games she's played.
Even though they lost, Cape Fear was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 17 consecutive matches.
South View's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Cape Fear, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-6.
South View suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cape Fear in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can South View avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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