If North Duplin was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Lakewood on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rebels took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Columbus Gators on Thursday. The Rebels were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Gators earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 22-25, 25-16, 25-15.
Maggie Brown paced North Duplin's offense, picking up eight kills. Brown got some help from Lilly Fulghum and her 13 assists. Gracie Higginbotham controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
East Columbus had a senior duo take command as MacKenzie Clemmons had 24 digs and four aces and Brittany Mitchell had four digs and four aces. Those four aces set a new season-high mark for Mitchell.
North Duplin's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for East Columbus, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-1.
Coming up, North Duplin will be playing in front of their home fans against Union at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Rebels are facing the Spartans at the right time seeing as the Spartans are stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for East Columbus, they are taking a road trip to take on Fairmont at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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