The Uwharrie Charter Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Southwestern Randolph Cougars at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Uwharrie Charter is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Thursday, Uwharrie Charter got the win against Eastern Randolph by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Uwharrie Charter's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 25-11.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Southwestern Randolph's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Stanly. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Comets 25-23 in the first set.
Southwestern Randolph started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 26-24.
Uwharrie Charter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. As for Southwestern Randolph, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10.
Everything went Uwharrie Charter's way against Southwestern Randolph when the teams last played back in September, as Uwharrie Charter made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Uwharrie Charter since the team 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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