New Castle has gone 8-2 against Delta recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The New Castle Trojans will challenge the Delta Eagles at 12:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
New Castle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Hamilton Heights. Winning may never get old, but the Trojans sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
New Castle was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-103), but they still managed to win. 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.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Delta, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They skirted past South Adams 3-2. The win 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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Maycee Ramsey and Brylie Tuttle were among the main playmakers for Delta as the former had 28 digs and the latter 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.
New Castle is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Delta, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
New Castle took their win against Delta when the teams last played last Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Castle since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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