The Pine Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Lincoln Park Academy Greyhounds at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Pine narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Edward's 3-2.
Pine had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. The final score came out to 18-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-11.
Pine found their leader in underclassman Juliette Swan, who had 37 digs. Swan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played.
Pine was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Park Academy got the win against Somerset College Prep Academy on Friday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Greyhounds.
After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-21, 25-18.
Pine has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Lincoln Park Academy, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
Pine beat Lincoln Park Academy 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Pine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln Park Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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