North Lincoln is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Maiden is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Knights will host the Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, North Lincoln got the win against West Iredell by a conclusive 3-0.
While North Lincoln won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-9, 25-22.

Mckenzie Swadley
| 10/13/25 vs West Iredell | 12 |
| 10/09/25 @ Foard | 6 |
| 10/07/25 vs Bunker Hill | 6 |
| 10/02/25 vs Forestview | 8 |
| 09/30/25 @ Bandys | 5 |
| + 9 more games |
North Lincoln can attribute much of their success to Mckenzie Swadley, who had 12 kills, two aces, and one block, and Reagan Hare, who had four digs, two aces, and one block. That's the most kills Swadley has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Maiden made easy work of East Lincoln on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Maiden not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept East Lincoln between 14 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-14, 25-16.
North Lincoln's win bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Maiden, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
North Lincoln came up short against Maiden in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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