Volleyball Recap: Newcastle Bobcats vs. Perrin-Whitt Pirates
Newcastle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of the Perrin-Whitt Pirates by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Bobcats of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Newcastle took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-12, 24-26, 25-23, 15-12.
Perrin-Whitt found their leader in underclassman Mackenzie Green, who had 14 digs and 12 assists. Those 14 digs set a new season-high mark for Green.
Newcastle's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Perrin-Whitt, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season.
Newcastle will challenge Bryson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Newcastle is facing Bryson at the right time seeing as Bryson is stuck on a three-game losing streak. After both having extra time off, Perrin-Whitt and Garner will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Perrin-Whitt has won three straight at home, while Garner won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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