Pinelands Regional High School girls volleyball coach Kathy Bennett predicted a tough match between her ninth-seeded Wildcats and eighth-seeded Madison last Friday afternoon in the second round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 2 Tournament.

The seeding showed the two teams roughly equal in talent. Their records going into the match – Pinelands was 17-8 while the Dodgers were 18-6 – were quite similar. The teams were familiar with each other.

“We played Madison earlier this season in the Morris Knolls Tournament and we were close,” said Bennett after the team…