Hopewell and North Mecklenburg are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Hopewell Titans will head out to challenge the North Mecklenburg Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hopewell comes in on four and North Mecklenburg on six.
Last Thursday, Hopewell got the win against Chambers by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Hopewell took every set by at least ten points. After all that action, the final score was 25-4, 25-15, 25-14.
Kenadie Kurosawa went supernova for Hopewell, getting six digs and four aces. Kurosawa is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. Alivia Pettit was another key player, getting four aces and 12 assists.
Pettit wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Hopewell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Mecklenburg made easy work of Chambers on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant North Mecklenburg was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-16, 25-15, 25-10.
Among those leading the charge was Selah Miller, who had seven aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career- in aces.
Hopewell is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for North Mecklenburg, they pushed their record up to 7-7 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Hopewell might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from North Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hopewell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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