After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Hickory, East Lincoln was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Statesville Greyhounds with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mustangs also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-18, 25-12.
East Lincoln can attribute much of their success to Carly Puckett, who had five digs and 13 assists.
East Lincoln was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 13.
The win got East Lincoln back to even at 8-8. As for Statesville, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
East Lincoln will venture away from home to challenge West Iredell at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Lincoln is facing West Iredell at the right time seeing as West Iredell is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Statesville, they will take on Foard at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Foard is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Statesville will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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