The South Granville Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Granville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Fike 3-2. The win was some much needed relief for the Vikings as it spelled an end to their three-match losing streak.
South Granville wouldn't go down easily and took Fike into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 15-9.
Larah Preddy
| 10/18/25 vs Fike | 18 |
| 08/11/25 @ Oxford Prep | 12 |
| 09/26/25 vs Oxford Prep | 11 |
| 09/11/25 vs Seaforth | 9 |
| 08/27/25 @ Louisburg | 9 |
South Granville can attribute much of their success to Larah Preddy, who had 18 digs and 16 assists. Those 18 digs gave Preddy a new career-high.
Cedar Ridge won the last time they faced Seaforth and Sydnee Tapper did her part to make sure it happened again. The Fighting Red Wolves walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Hawks on Wednesday thanks in part to Tapper, who had 21 digs and three assists. She has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Cedar Ridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-23, 28-26, 25-22.
South Granville's record now sits at 8-16. As for Cedar Ridge, their record is now 22-1.
South Granville might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Cedar Ridge in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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