Lake Norman had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Ardrey Kell Knights out 3-2. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Lake Norman took Ardrey Kell into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-18, 23-25, 19-25, 16-14.
Lake Norman was led to victory by Amira Sahley and Alayna Lefebvre. Sahley had 11 digs and 27 assists, while Lefebvre had ten digs and two aces. Sahley is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was Abi Davis, who had 15 digs and two aces.
Hayley Rollar and Sofia Fumero certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Rollar had 16 digs, while Fumero had 12 digs.
Lake Norman's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for Ardrey Kell, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-9 record.
Lake Norman will head out to challenge A.L. Brown at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ardrey Kell, they will challenge Northwest Guilford at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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