Pinecrest waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Southern Lee Cavaliers 3-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Patriots also won the last time the pair played on September 3rd.
One reason for the win was Pinecrest's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-13, 25-10.
Pinecrest's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jase Fink led the charge by getting six aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave Fink a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Gibbons, who had 11 digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Pinecrest was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 14 consecutive contests.
Pinecrest has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Southern Lee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pinecrest will welcome Lee County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southern Lee, they will face off against Hoke County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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