There's no place like home for East Mecklenburg, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They skirted past the Independence Patriots 3-2. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Patriots walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
East Mecklenburg wouldn't go down easily and took Independence into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-13, 16-25, 15-13.
Lela Wojtalewski was a one-man wrecking crew for East Mecklenburg as she had ten digs and three aces. Wojtalewski is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
East Mecklenburg was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in seven consecutive matchups.
East Mecklenburg's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Independence, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-5 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Mecklenburg will face off against Porter Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Independence, they will head out to square off against Union Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Independence is facing Union Academy at the right time seeing as Union Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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