There's no place like home for East Duplin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the South Lenoir Blue Devils on Thursday. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
East Duplin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-10.
Leading East Duplin to victory were Karsyn Parker and Kinsey Cave. Parker had ten digs and three aces, while Cave had 17 digs, three kills, and two aces.
East Duplin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for South Lenoir, they dropped their record down to 9-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
East Duplin has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Wallace-Rose Hill on the 15th. South Lenoir does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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