The Swansboro Pirates will challenge the Southern Alamance Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Swansboro managed to slip by Croatan the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Pirates lost 3-0 to the Cougars on Tuesday. The Pirates' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Swansboro was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Croatan work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-17, 25-20.
Swansboro's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Maddie Staley, who had five digs and two aces, and Aislinn Mandel, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Southern Alamance had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against E.E. Smith on Saturday as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Southern Alamance's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-15. As for Swansboro, their loss dropped their record down to 19-3.
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