It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but J.H. Rose had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Watauga Pioneers, sneaking past 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rampants have posted since September 10th.
J.H. Rose had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-28, 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-7.
Caroline Bayes
| 11/01/25 @ Watauga | 32 |
| 10/25/25 vs Union Pines | 5 |
| 10/23/25 vs East Chapel Hill | 17 |
| 10/15/25 @ D.H. Conley | 18 |
| 10/14/25 vs South Central | 17 |
| + 16 more games |
Caroline Bayes was a one-woman wrecking crew as she had 32 digs and four aces. That's the most digs she has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Anne Price Duke, who had nine digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good servers: J.H. Rose was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Watauga only served six.
Despite the loss, Watauga still got an impressive performance from Lilli Combs, who had 24 digs and two assists. With that strong performance, Combs is now averaging an impressive 10 digs per game.
J.H. Rose is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Watauga, their loss ended a 17-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 27-2.
As of now, neither J.H. Rose nor the Pioneers have any future games scheduled.
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