East Mecklenburg faced Union Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Eagles walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Cardinals. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Cardinals back in March, they had to take a 2-1 loss.
East Mecklenburg 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, 25-10, 25-22, 25-22.
Adalberto Gomez
| 05/05/25 vs Union Academy | 7 |
| 04/30/25 @ Myers Park | 7 |
| 04/29/25 vs Weddington | 3 |
| 04/25/25 @ North Mecklenburg | 4 |
Adalberto Gomez had an outrageously good game as he had 14 digs and seven aces. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last four times he's played.
Gomez wasn't the only good server: East Mecklenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matchups.
East Mecklenburg is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Union Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
East Mecklenburg wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 win against Palisades on the 8th. As for Union Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against East Burke on the 9th.
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