It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Northside had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Cabot Panthers , sneaking past 3-2. For the Grizzlies, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2021.
Northside was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 14-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Caroline Mckinney paced Northside's offense, picking up 17 kills. Mckinney got some help from
Rachel Krafft and her 39 assists.
Jaynea Manning controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Despite the defeat, Cabot saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mariah Bunn had 11 digs. Those 11 digs set a new season-high mark for Bunn.
Northside's victory bumped their record up to 22-13. As for Cabot, their loss dropped their record down to 19-14.
As of now, neither Northside nor Cabot have any future games scheduled.
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