Delta is 2-8 against New Castle since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Delta Eagles will square off against the New Castle Trojans at 12:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Delta took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Thursday. They had just enough and edged South Adams out 3-2. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Delta was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Delta's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maycee Ramsey, who had 28 digs, and Brylie Tuttle, who had 17 digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Tuttle a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Delta was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Adams only served six.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, New Castle rose to the challenge on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Huskies out 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Trojans who have now won five contests in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-103) New Castle actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 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.
Delta's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for New Castle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season.
Delta might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from New Castle in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Delta avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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