With a playoff game on the line, New Castle rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hamilton Heights Huskies , sneaking past 3-2. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
New Castle had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 25-27, 12-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-11.
New Castle had a senior duo take command as Emily Grow had 29 digs and Camryn Johnson had 17 digs and two aces. Those 29 digs set a new season-high mark for Grow.
Despite the defeat, Hamilton Heights had strong showings from Sierra Bramel, who had 17 digs and 31 assists, and Addie Doak, who had 15 digs.
New Castle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Hamilton Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 25-5.
New Castle wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Delta on the 19th. Hamilton Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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