The East Gaston Warriors will challenge the West Lincoln Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Gaston has eight straight wins, West Lincoln has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
East Gaston had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Stuart W. Cramer on Thursday. The Warriors put the hurt on the Storm with a sharp 3-0 victory.
East Gaston was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 25-20.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times West Lincoln and Lincolnton had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Rebels lost 3-0 to the Wolves on Thursday. Rebels fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team has lost against the Wolves since Thursday.
West Lincoln took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-17, 25-23.
West Lincoln's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14. As for East Gaston, their win bumped their record up to 21-4.
Everything went East Gaston's way against West Lincoln in their previous meeting last Wednesday, as East Gaston made off with a 3-0 victory. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Rebels have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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