If East Carteret was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Jones last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The East Carteret Mariners fell just short of the Northside - Pinetown Panthers by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Mariners of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Thursday.
East Carteret wouldn't go down easily and took Northside - Pinetown into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 25-19, 20-25, 19-25, 25-16, 15-11.
Even though they lost, East Carteret was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
East Carteret's record now sits at 10-13. As for Northside - Pinetown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-3.
East Carteret does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northside - Pinetown, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Pamlico County on the 16th.
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