The St. Stephens Indians will take on the East Lincoln Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
St. Stephens took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Draughn. The win was some much needed relief for the Indians as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
While St. Stephens won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, everything went East Lincoln's way against West Iredell on Wednesday as East Lincoln made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-20, 25-14.
East Lincoln got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Carly Puckett out in front who had 29 assists. With that strong performance, Puckett is now averaging an impressive 12.1 assists per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Borcich, who had 13 digs.
East Lincoln was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
St. Stephens pushed their record up to 10-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for East Lincoln, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
St. Stephens was able to grind out a solid victory over East Lincoln in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Puckett, who had ten digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Stephens still be able to contain Puckett? There's only one way to find out.
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