New Bern and Riverside-Durham squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but New Bern had to settle for second. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in April.
New Bern was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 25-16.
Jayden Cotto paced New Bern's offense, picking up four kills. Cotto got some help from William Gay and his seven assists.
Riverside-Durham found their leader in sophomore Jacob Feller, who had 35 assists and three aces. Feller is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 13 or more in each of the last 12 games he's played.
New Bern's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Riverside-Durham, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
As of now, neither New Bern nor Riverside-Durham have any future games scheduled.
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