It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Carteret had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Northampton County Jaguars 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Mariners, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: East Carteret took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-10, 25-14.
Samiyah Benders paced East Carteret's offense, picking up eight kills. Benders got some help from Kolby Piner and her 30 assists. Paisley Simpson controlled things from the service line, finishing with nine aces.
East Carteret has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Northampton County, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Coming up, East Carteret will venture away from home to challenge Holmes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northampton County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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