West Carteret and J.H. Rose squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but West Carteret had to settle for second. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the J.H. Rose Rampants. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
West Carteret started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-14, 25-19, 25-17.
Despite the loss, West Carteret had strong showings from Anderson Day, who had four digs and two aces, and Hubbard Stack, who had two aces.
Leading J.H. Rose to victory were Anne Price Duke and Francie Taft. Duke had seven digs, while Taft had nine digs.
West Carteret's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for J.H. Rose, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: West Carteret beat J.H. Rose by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
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