It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Grafton had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the New Kent Trojans out 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Clippers as they're now sitting on 15 straight.
Grafton was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Grafton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
Grafton's win was their 12th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-2. As for New Kent, they moved to 22-3 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Grafton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Kent, they will head out to challenge Kettle Run at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kettle Run will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something New Kent surely won't give up without a fight.
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