Fike hasn't had much luck against C.B. Aycock recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Golden Demons will head out to challenge the Golden Falcons at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Fike turned things around against Southern Wayne on Thursday. They blew past the Saints 3-0.
If Rocky Mount wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played C.B. Aycock, they should've done a better job of containing Ava Jenkins. The Golden Falcons put the hurt on the Gryphons with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday for which the team can thank Jenkins, who had 19 assists and seven aces. She has been hot, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
C.B. Aycock's got stronger as the match went on, holding Rocky Mount to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-13, 25-9.
Fike better focus on containing Ella Moyer and Avery Fricks as the pair were huge in C.B. Aycock's win. Moyer had 11 digs, while Fricks had three digs and three aces.
C.B. Aycock was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
The win got C.B. Aycock back to even at 10-10. As for Fike, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Fike came up short against C.B. Aycock in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Can the Golden Demons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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