Volleyball Preview: West Brunswick Trojans vs. Ashley Screaming Eagle
West Brunswick hasn't had much luck against Ashley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The West Brunswick Trojans will be playing at home against the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m.
On Monday, West Brunswick didn't have quite enough to beat Laney and fell 3-2. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Brunswick took Laney into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Ashley entered their tilt with South Brunswick on Monday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Cougars out 3-2.
Ashley was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-15, 15-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Ashley relied on the efforts of Kate Johnson, who had 11 digs and six aces, and Sarah Brannin, who had 12 digs and 11 assists. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in aces.
Ashley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in ten consecutive games.
West Brunswick's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Ashley, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
West Brunswick suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ashley in their previous meeting back in September. Will West Brunswick have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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