It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Charleston Catholic had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Williamstown Yellowjackets out 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Irish who have now won five matchups in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (102-101) Charleston Catholic actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 19-25, 26-24, 16-25, 25-16, 15-12.
Charleston Catholic was led to victory by Caroline Pence and Bree Gruse. Pence had 15 digs and two aces, while Gruse had 11 digs. Pence has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Charleston Catholic kept the net locked down and finished the game with 23 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Charleston Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-11 record this season. As for Williamstown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-10-3.
Charleston Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Philip Barbour on the 12th. Williamstown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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