East Rowan hasn't had much luck against West Rowan recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The East Rowan Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the West Rowan Falcons at 6:30 p.m.
On Thursday, East Rowan came up short against Lake Norman Charter and fell 3-1.
The 3-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets East Rowan lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-22, 26-28, 25-23.
Despite the loss, East Rowan had strong showings from Jordan Dry, who had 20 digs, and Madalynn Tigert, who had ten digs and two aces. Dry is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, West Rowan waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Vikings.
West Rowan was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-14, 25-21.
West Rowan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Neely Hiatt led the charge by getting six digs and 21 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Brinley Hiatt, who had seven digs, a kill, and 18 assists.
East Rowan's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for West Rowan, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
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