The Bassett Bengals will challenge the Mecklenburg County Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mecklenburg County took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Bassett, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, Bassett beat Halifax County 3-1. The Bengals haven't had any issues with the Comets recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Bassett 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 18-25, 25-10, 25-19, 25-19.
Naimi Ellis
| 10/02/25 vs Halifax County | 11 |
| 09/16/25 @ Martinsville | 6 |
| 09/11/25 vs Martinsville | 4 |
| 09/15/25 vs North Stokes | 2 |
| 09/08/25 @ North Stokes | 1 |
Bassett can attribute much of their success to Kaylyn Graham, who had 35 digs and one assist, and Naimi Ellis, who had 11 digs and one assist. Those 11 digs gave Ellis a new career-high.
Bassett was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mecklenburg County lost 3-0 to Tunstall on Thursday. The Phoenix have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-20, 25-15.
Mecklenburg County's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Bassett, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
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