Croatan has gone 9-0 against White Oak recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Croatan Cougars will be playing at home against the White Oak Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Croatan will be strutting in after a win while White Oak will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Croatan sidestepped Swansboro for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Croatan who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, White Oak was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Dixon. While the Vikings didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-21 in the first period.
White Oak 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 18-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, White Oak got top-tier performance from Mariah Reeves, who had 11 digs, seven aces, and three kills. The dominant performance gave Reeves a new career-high in aces.
Croatan has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for White Oak, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Croatan was able to grind out a solid win over White Oak when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was White Oak's Kylie Stephens, who had 24 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Croatan still be able to contain Stephens? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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