If White Oak was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Richlands on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vikings took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Swansboro Pirates on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in August.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 27-29, 25-14, 25-16.
Alyssa Carkhuff paced White Oak's offense, picking up seven kills. Carkhuff got some help from Mariah Reeves and her 21 assists. Carkhuff was also solid from the service line: she led the team with seven aces.
White Oak's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Swansboro, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-1.
Looking ahead, White Oak will challenge D.H. Conley at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Swansboro, they will square off against Havelock at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Pirates are facing the Rams at the right time seeing as the Rams are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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