East Wake Academy hasn't had much luck against Falls Lake recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The East Wake Academy Eagles will square off against the Falls Lake Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with East Wake Academy sitting on three straight wins and Falls Lake on 12.
East Wake Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Rosewood , sneaking past 3-2.
East Wake Academy took Rosewood into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 19-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
East Wake Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mallie Pearce out in front who had 22 kills, 21 digs, and two aces. Pearce is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last 20 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Snead, who had 29 digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Falls Lake got the win against North Moore on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0.
The win didn't come easy: North Moore scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-14, 25-16.
East Wake Academy pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Falls Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-2 record this season.
East Wake Academy suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Falls Lake in their previous meeting on October 8th. Can East Wake Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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