The Riverside-Durham Pirates will take on the Carrboro Jaguars at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Riverside-Durham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Eno River Academy, who was ranked 17th at the time (Riverside-Durham was ranked 14th). The Pirates took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bobcats on Tuesday. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Riverside-Durham 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 20-25, 25-22, 25-19, 25-14.
Jacob Feller
| 04/08/25 vs Eno River Academy | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Millbrook | 6 |
| 03/24/25 vs Orange | 6 |
| 03/21/25 vs Jordan | 2 |
Despite the defeat, Riverside-Durham saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Jacob Feller had eight digs and two aces. Feller is on a roll when it comes to aces, as he's now served two or more in each of the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Carrboro lost 3-0 to Falls Lake on Tuesday.
While Carrboro was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Falls Lake's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 25-15.
Riverside-Durham's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Carrboro, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
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