With a playoff game on the line, New Castle rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Heritage Patriots with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Trojans who have now won eight matches in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 26-24.
Leading New Castle to victory were Emily Grow and Camryn Johnson. Grow had 14 digs, while Johnson had 13 digs. Grow has been hot for a while, having posted 14 or more digs the last nine times she's played.
New Castle is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season. As for Heritage, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 20-14.
New Castle's road trip will continue as they head out to face NorthWood at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. NorthWood will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something New Castle surely won't give up without a fight. Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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