North Stanly came tearing into Monday's contest with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the West Stanly Colts 3-2. For the Comets, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Colts walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
North Stanly had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 27-29, 25-23, 25-18, 15-10.
Leading North Stanly to victory were Allie Morgan and Emmy Talbert. Morgan had 13 digs, while Talbert had 23 digs, 18 kills, and 18 kills. What's more, Morgan also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had since back in August.
Despite the defeat, West Stanly had strong showings from Merrin Kinley, who had 15 digs, and Brynli Huneycutt, who had ten digs.
North Stanly has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for West Stanly, the loss snapped their winning streak at 14 games and leaves them with a 14-1 record.
North Stanly will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Union Academy, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long. As for West Stanly, they will face off against Central Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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