North Mecklenburg and Hopewell are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Mecklenburg is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, everything went North Mecklenburg's way against Chambers as North Mecklenburg made off with a 3-0 win.
North Mecklenburg walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-17, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Hopewell made easy work of West Mecklenburg on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Hopewell was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-11, 25-6.
Hopewell's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alivia Pettit, who had six aces and ten assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenadie Kurosawa, who had three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Hopewell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matches.
North Mecklenburg is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Hopewell, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
North Mecklenburg was able to grind out a solid win over Hopewell in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Mecklenburg since the squad 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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