It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Castle had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Jay County Patriots. The win was nothing new for the Trojans as they're now sitting on seven straight.
New Castle was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 20-25, 25-13.
Emily Grow had a dynamite game for New Castle, getting 24 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Grow has posted in her last eight matches.
New Castle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jay County only served four.
New Castle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-9 record this season. As for Jay County, their loss dropped their record down to 15-13.
New Castle and Heritage are set to duel on Saturday. Heritage is coming into the contest with three straight victories on the road, so New Castle will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Jay County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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