Perquimans has gone 8-0 against Tarboro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Perquimans Pirates and the Tarboro Vikings are set to duel. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Perquimans has 14 straight wins, Tarboro has 15 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything went Perquimans' way against Washington County as Perquimans made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Perquimans was: they took every set by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-0, 25-8, 25-1.
Perquimans' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Madelyn Stallings led the charge by getting 13 aces and three kills. What's more, Stallings also posted a 75% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted in her last nine matchups.
Perquimans was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 17 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Tarboro came up short against Gates County on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Perquimans pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Tarboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Everything went Perquimans' way against Tarboro when the teams last played back in September, as Perquimans made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Perquimans since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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