Barnegat hasn't had much luck against Pinelands Regional recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bengals will square off against the Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Barnegat is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Cinnaminson. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bengals.
Meanwhile, Pinelands Regional got the win against Absegami on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Braves recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-20, 25-10.
Pinelands Regional's win came from a few key players Barnegat will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jayla Kline, who had 15 digs and four aces. Chloe Tucker was another key player, getting 31 assists and five digs.
Pinelands Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Barnegat now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Pinelands Regional, their record is now 23-4.
Barnegat couldn't quite get it done against Pinelands Regional in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Wildcats' Madison Wilbert, who had nine kills, seven aces, four digs, and one block. Now that the Bengals know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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