The Fuquay - Varina Bengals will head out on the road to challenge the Middle Creek Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Middle Creek took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fuquay - Varina, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Fuquay - Varina made easy work of Southeast Raleigh and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Fuquay - Varina never let Southeast Raleigh on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Middle Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to Holly Springs.
Middle Creek started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Middle Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matches.
Fuquay - Varina's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Middle Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Fuquay - Varina has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Middle Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Fuquay - Varina suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Middle Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Fuquay - Varina avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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