Volleyball Preview: Pilgrim Patriots vs. Barrington Eagles
Pilgrim has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to face off against the Barrington Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Pilgrim finally turned things around against Toll Gate on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Titans. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Patriots have posted since September 18, 2023.
Meanwhile, Barrington entered their tilt with Lincoln on Thursday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Barrington never let Lincoln on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 28-26, 25-17.
Morgan Martin had a dynamite game for Barrington, getting 11 digs and ten aces. That's the most aces Martin has posted since back in October of 2023.
Barrington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 16 aces in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Pilgrim's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Barrington, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Pilgrim might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Barrington when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Pilgrim avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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