North Rowan is 0-10 against Salisbury since October of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The North Rowan Cavaliers are taking a road trip to face off against the Salisbury Hornets at 6:00 p.m.
North Rowan is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Lexington, falling 3-0.
While North Rowan was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lexington's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-21, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Salisbury entered their tilt with South Davidson on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Salisbury was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-14.
Salisbury can attribute much of their success to Kylaih Pearson-Hasty, who had 11 digs, three aces, and a kill. That's the most aces Pearson-Hasty has posted in her last eight contests.
Salisbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive games.
North Rowan's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Salisbury, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
North Rowan might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Salisbury in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Salisbury's Ashley Yang, who had 14 aces and 21 assists. Now that North Rowan knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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