Volleyball Preview: New Kent Trojans vs. Grafton Clippers
New Kent is 0-10 against Grafton since September of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The New Kent Trojans will square off against the Grafton Clippers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with New Kent sitting on 12 straight wins and Grafton on four.
Last Thursday, everything went New Kent's way against Lafayette as New Kent made off with a 3-0 victory.
While New Kent won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-22.
Abby McLaughlin was a one-man wrecking crew for New Kent as she had 15 digs and five aces. McLaughlin is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
New Kent was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Grafton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Poquoson on Thursday.
Grafton took Poquoson into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 25-12, 22-25, 25-21, 15-12.
New Kent pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Grafton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
New Kent came up short against Grafton in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can New Kent avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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