With a playoff game on the line, Union Pines rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Swansboro Pirates 3-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2016.
Union Pines never let Swansboro on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-20, 26-24.
Union Pines was led to victory by Madelyn Perkins and Mylee Scruggs. Perkins had 11 digs and two aces, while Scruggs had 16 digs. Scruggs has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Union Pines' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-8. As for Swansboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 15-8.
Union Pines will head out to take on J.H. Rose at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Swansboro does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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