The Fuquay - Varina Bengals will head out on the road to square off against the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Fuquay - Varina came up short against Cleveland on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Fuquay - Varina was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma didn't have quite enough to beat Southern Wayne on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Smithfield-Selma was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Southern Wayne work for it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 23-25, 27-25, 25-18, 19-25, 15-10.
Fuquay - Varina will need to focus on slowing down Karmen Cyrus, one of several Smithfield-Selma players who made an impact when they last played. She had 32 assists. Another player making a difference was Kaylie Gilyardi, who had 17 kills.
Fuquay - Varina's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Smithfield-Selma, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Everything went Fuquay - Varina's way against Smithfield-Selma when the teams last played back in September, as Fuquay - Varina made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bengals since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
