Volleyball Preview: Perrin-Whitt Pirates vs. Newcastle Bobcats
The Perrin-Whitt Pirates will play host again on Friday to welcome the Newcastle Bobcats, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Perrin-Whitt is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Strawn just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greyhounds.
While Perrin-Whitt had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 21-25, 25-18.
Even though they lost, Perrin-Whitt was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Newcastle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Garner. The shutout was out of character for the Bobcats seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-17.
Perrin-Whitt's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Newcastle, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Perrin-Whitt came up short against Newcastle in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Perrin-Whitt avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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