Perrin-Whitt won the last time they faced Newcastle, and things went their way on Monday too. The Perrin-Whitt Pirates won by a set and slipped past the Newcastle Bobcats 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Perrin-Whitt 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 21-25, 25-12, 24-26, 25-23, 15-12.
Perrin-Whitt found their leader in underclassman Mackenzie Green, who had 14 digs and 12 assists. Those 14 digs set a new season-high mark for Green.
Perrin-Whitt pushed their record up to 21-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Newcastle, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18.
After both having extra time off, Perrin-Whitt and Garner will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Garner will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Perrin-Whitt surely won't give up without a fight. As for Newcastle, they will head out to take on Bryson at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Newcastle is facing Bryson at the right time seeing as Bryson is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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