Pine Forest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 3-1 to the Pinecrest Patriots. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Pine Forest started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 27-25.
Danyaris Torres-Cintron paced Pine Forest's offense, picking up 13 kills. Torres-Cintron got some help from Aria Parish and her 25 assists. Tatiyana Stevenson controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading Pinecrest to victory were Aubrey Taylor and Mollie Colasacco. Taylor had 18 digs and three aces, while Colasacco had 11 digs. What's more, Taylor posted four assists, the most she's had since back in September.
Pine Forest's loss dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Pinecrest, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season.
Pine Forest and Pinecrest could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Trojans (ranked 473rd) will meet Jack Britt (ranked 209th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Pinecrest will challenge Hoke County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (228 vs. 104).
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