Heritage and New Castle squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Heritage had to settle for second. They came up short against the New Castle Trojans, falling 3-0. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Heritage was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made New Castle work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 26-24.
Alana Gutshall paced Heritage's offense, picking up 11 kills. Gutshall got some help from
Maya Ehrman and her 18 assists.
Ellie Guenthner controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
New Castle had a senior duo take command as Emily Grow had 14 digs and Camryn Johnson had 13 digs. Grow is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last nine games she's played.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 20-14. As for New Castle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Castle, they are on the road again on Saturday to play NorthWood at 12:00 p.m. NorthWood will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something New Castle surely won't give up without a fight.
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