The Cedar Ridge volleyball team is used to facing Southern Alamance, but they played the Patriots as a conference opponent for the first time on Thursday. After a tight first set, the Red Wolves dominated the second and third to win 3-0 on scores of 27-25, 25-14 and 25-10. Cedar Ridge had to survive a set point in the opening frame when sophomore Kayla Stoll scored off a feed by Rachel Alverson. With the set tied 25-25, Cedar Ridge Sophomore Claire Hargett had a huge dig off the net to keep a point alive, which led to a kill by Rachel Alverson. Senior Addie Reid scored set point. Reid dominated the second set, scoring seven points off of five kills and two blocks. Reid would add two more blocks in the third set. Still finished with six kills as the Red Wolves won its 42nd consecutive match against a conference opponent, a streak that dates back to 2019. The Red Wolves return home on Tuesday to face crosstown rival Orange. Cedar Ridge has beaten Orange eight straight times, including four times last year. The winner will be in sole possession of first place in the Central Carolina Conference. You can hear the game on Hillsboroughsports.com on Tuesday night at 6:15.