Hopewell has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. After both having extra time off, they and the North Mecklenburg Vikings will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Hopewell got the win against West Mecklenburg by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hopewell took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-11, 25-6.
Hopewell's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alivia Pettit, who had six aces and ten assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenadie Kurosawa, who had three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Hopewell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Mecklenburg entered their tilt with Chambers on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Cougars 3-0.
North Mecklenburg was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-17, 25-20.
Hopewell's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for North Mecklenburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Hopewell came up short against North Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will Hopewell have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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