The Western Alamance Warriors and the Southern Alamance Patriots are set to duel on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Western Alamance took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Person.
Western Alamance had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 27-25, 26-24.
Ryan Justice was a one-man wrecking crew for Western Alamance as she had 22 digs.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Southern Alamance sidestepped Eastern Alamance for a 3-2 victory.
Southern Alamance took Eastern Alamance into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 20-25, 23-25, 15-10.
Western Alamance has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Southern Alamance, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
Western Alamance beat Southern Alamance 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Alamance 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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