To get to the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 championship and a possible rubber match with Barnegat, the Pinelands Regional boys volleyball team has to get through the squad that has defeated the Wildcats in the past two sectional finals.

“One of the goals is to go deep in the state tournament again,” senior Matt Davis said early in the season. “But we know St. Joe’s is going be there and we haven’t beaten them yet, so that’s the target. We’re probably going to have to beat them to win the title.”

The fourth-seeded Wildcats (20-8) took the next step toward securing a possible spot in the sectional final with a…