The Lakewood Leopards will square off against the North Duplin Rebels at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since September 10.
Lakewood came up short against Rosewood on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-3, 25-10.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Duplin, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hobbton on Thursday.
North Duplin never let Hobbton on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 26-24.
North Duplin got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Iala Overton out in front who had 11 digs.
North Duplin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Lakewood's defeat dropped their record down to 3-16. As for North Duplin, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Lakewood came up short against North Duplin when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Lakewood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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