The Swansboro Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Swansboro is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Last Thursday, Swansboro was able to grind out a solid victory over White Oak, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 26-24, 25-27, 25-13, 25-14.
Swansboro's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Miller Floyd, who had six digs and four aces, and Maddie Staley, who had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Staley has posted since back in August.
Swansboro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow came up short against South Lenoir on Thursday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Stallions in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now lost nine in a row.
Swansboro has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Southwest Onslow, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Swansboro took their win against Southwest Onslow in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Swansboro since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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