After flying high against James Kenan last Thursday, Southwest Onslow came back down to earth. The Southwest Onslow Stallions took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Duplin Panthers on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Stallions in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Southwest Onslow started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-11, 25-19, 25-22.
East Duplin was led to victory by Ana Marie Rodriguez and Tanner Smith. Rodriguez had 11 digs, a kill, and a kill, while Smith had 13 digs and a kill.
Southwest Onslow's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for East Duplin, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-4 record.
Southwest Onslow didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss vs. Wallace-Rose Hill on the 26th. As for East Duplin, they will square off against Liberty Christian Academy at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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