There's no place like home for Independence, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They put the hurt on the East Mecklenburg Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. This was payback for the Patriots, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-22, 25-15.
Abby Fike was the offensive standout of the contest as she had ten digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Independence 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 six aces in nine consecutive matches.
Independence pushed their record up to 11-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for East Mecklenburg, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-5 record.
Independence will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Rocky River at 6:30 p.m. Independence is facing Rocky River at the right time seeing as Rocky River is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for East Mecklenburg, they will head out to take on Charlotte Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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