The Lake Norman Charter Knights will face off against the Lincoln Charter Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Norman Charter will be looking to extend their current 20-game winning streak.
Lake Norman Charter is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Community School of Davidson, who was ranked 19th at the time (Lake Norman Charter was ranked tenth). The Knights blew past the Spartans 3-0 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Danielle Lewis had a dynamite game, getting 17 digs and five aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Lake Norman Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Community School of Davidson only served four.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln Charter had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Tigers.
Lake Norman Charter better focus on containing Riley Rapp and Maizie Dail as the pair were huge in Lincoln Charter's win. Rapp had eight digs, while Dail had nine digs and two aces. What's more, Dail posted three kills, the most she's had since back in September.
Lake Norman Charter's win bumped their record up to 25-3. As for Lincoln Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 8-16.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Lake Norman Charter has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Lincoln Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lake Norman Charter took their win against Lincoln Charter in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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