Volleyball Recap: Northside - Pinetown Panthers vs. Southside Seahawks
Northside - Pinetown won the last time they faced Southside, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Northside - Pinetown Panthers put the hurt on the Southside Seahawks with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
A big factor in the win was Northside - Pinetown's feisty defense: they held Southside to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-15.
Southside's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lily McLean, who had 23 digs, three aces, two kills, and two blocks. The dominant performance gave McLean a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Madilynn Moore, who had 18 digs, two aces, and a kill.
Northside - Pinetown's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Southside, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Northside - Pinetown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 victory vs. Pungo Christian Academy on the 30th. As for Southside, they will challenge Lejeune at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southside is facing Lejeune at the right time seeing as Lejeune is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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