The Ardrey Kell Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Weddington Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Ardrey Kell sitting on nine straight wins and Weddington on four.
Ardrey Kell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: East Mecklenburg, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Ardrey Kell was ranked seventh). The Knights narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Eagles 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-104) Ardrey Kell actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 18-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Weddington extended their home winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Owen Conklin. The Warriors were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over South Mecklenburg on Thursday for which the team can thank Conklin, who had ten digs and two assists. He is on a roll when it comes to digs, as he's now had ten or more in each of the last three games he's played.
One reason for the win was Weddington's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 25-11.
Ardrey Kell's record now sits at 9-0. As for Weddington, their record is now 7-2.
Ardrey Kell skirted past Weddington 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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