The Topsail Pirates will head out to challenge the New Hanover Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Topsail has three straight wins, New Hanover has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Topsail was able to grind out a solid victory over Wilmington Christian Academy, taking the game 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-5, 24-26, 25-21, 25-13.
Meanwhile, New Hanover came up short against Laney on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Buccaneers 25-20 in the first set.
New Hanover started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-11.
New Hanover's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Topsail, their win bumped their record up to 14-5.
Topsail took their victory against New Hanover in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team 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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