Volleyball Preview: Mansfield Senior Tygers vs. Ashland Arrows
Mansfield Senior is 0-10 against Ashland since September of 2020 but things could change on Wednesday. The Mansfield Senior Tygers will square off against the Ashland Arrows at 6:00 p.m.
Mansfield Senior is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game last Saturday. They came up short against Buckeye Central, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8, 25-7.
Meanwhile, everything went Ashland's way against Mansfield Christian on Thursday as Ashland made off with a 3-0 win.
Ashland never let Mansfield Christian on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-10, 25-23.
Ashland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Mansfield Senior's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Ashland, their victory bumped their record up to 14-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Mansfield Senior has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Ashland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mansfield Senior might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Ashland in their previous meeting last Thursday. Can Mansfield Senior avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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