Volleyball Game Preview: Pinecrest Patriots vs. Cape Fear Colts + Official Tickets

The Pinecrest Patriots will challenge the Cape Fear Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Aubrey Taylor

Digs

10/09/25 @ Richmond Senior	20
10/07/25 vs Hoke County	23
10/02/25 @ Pine Forest	18
09/30/25 vs Overhills	14
09/25/25 vs Jack Britt	23
+ 4 more games

Pinecrest won the last time they faced Richmond Senior and Aubrey Taylor did her part to make sure it happened again. The Patriots walked away with a 3-1 win over the Raiders on Thursday thanks in part to Taylor, who had 20 digs and six aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last nine games she's played.

Pinecrest had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-18, 31-29, 25-17.

Mollie Colasacco and Carly Stayskal were among the main playmakers for Pinecrest as the former had ten digs and the latter had seven digs and five kills.

Pinecrest was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Cape Fear entered their tilt with Pine Forest on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Trojans 3-0.

The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-15, 25-17.

Pinecrest's victory bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Cape Fear, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.