South Iredell unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the North Lincoln Knights on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Vikings were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2016.
South Iredell was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-14, 25-21.
Dilynn Norris paced South Iredell's offense, picking up seven kills. Norris got some help from Amiya Stutts and her 13 assists. Carsyn Benfield controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Leading North Lincoln to victory were Marlee Dellinger and Gracie Bilmanis. Dellinger had five kills, two blocks, and two aces, while Bilmanis had 11 digs and one assist. What's more, Dellinger racked up 12 assists, the most she's had since back in October of 2024.
North Lincoln has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Coming up, South Iredell will face off against Spring Valley at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for North Lincoln, they will take on West Iredell at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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