It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Palatka had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Newberry Panthers out 3-2. The win was nothing new for Palatka as they're now sitting on four straight.
Palatka was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (109-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 24-26, 10-25, 29-27, 15-13.
Palatka found their leader in underclassman Hannah Faulkner, who had 16 digs.
Palatka was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive games.
Palatka's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Newberry, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-11.
Palatka will challenge Interlachen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Newberry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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