Volleyball Preview: Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays vs. Malcolm Clippers
Ashland-Greenwood hasn't had much luck against Malcolm recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Malcolm Clippers, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Tuesday, Ashland-Greenwood made easy work of Ralston and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ashland-Greenwood was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-4.
Ashland-Greenwood's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Avery Whaley, who had five aces and three digs, and Raeghan Craven, who had nine digs, three kills, and two aces. Craven is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last 28 games she's played dating back to last season.
Ashland-Greenwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Malcolm waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Blue Devils 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Clippers have posted since September 9th.
Malcolm's got stronger as the match went on, holding Plattsmouth to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 25-6.
Ashland-Greenwood's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. As for Malcolm, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-10.
Ashland-Greenwood took their win against Malcolm in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Will Ashland-Greenwood repeat their success, or does Malcolm have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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