LAURINBURG —Scotland volleyball returned home from a five-game road trip by avenging a loss earlier this month to conference rival Union Pines on Wednesday night at Scotland High School. The Scots swept the Vikings to improve their record to 14-4 (6-3 in conference games) while the Vikings fall to 10-6 (4-4 vs SAC teams) with the loss. Head Coach Adam Romaine realized the importance of winning this game back at home, even after having to move the game up a day.
“We’re always trying to be the best 3A team and we knew they were the ones in our way,” Romaine said. “The five-game road trip really beat us down physically, mentally and emotionally, we knew we had to pull this one out.”
The first set of the night started out very competitive, with neither team holding a lead of more than one until Scotland went on a 3-0 run to go up 7-4, which was quickly erased by three unanswered points for the Vikings. The Scots then took complete control, getting three in a row and going on an 8-2 surge that put ahead 15-9, leading to a Union Pines timeout. That stoppage did nothing to halt Scotland’s momentum as they continued building up their advantage and won the set 25-16.