Volleyball Preview: North Attleborough Rocketeers vs. Stoughton Black Knights
The North Attleborough Rocketeers will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Stoughton Black Knights, where the match is scheduled at 5:15 p.m. Stoughton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on North Attleborough, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, North Attleborough finally turned things around against Foxborough last Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Warriors.
North Attleborough was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 24-26, 25-16.
North Attleborough's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Grace Hardy, who had ten digs and three aces, and Ava Kraskouskas, who had 11 digs and nine aces. Those nine aces gave Kraskouskas a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: North Attleborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Stoughton came up short against Attleboro on Monday, falling 3-0. The Black Knights have struggled against the Bombardiers recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
While Stoughton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Attleboro's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-10, 25-19.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Alysandra Joseph, who had eight digs and ten assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Amy Nguyen, who had 14 digs.
North Attleborough's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Stoughton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: North Attleborough has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Stoughton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
North Attleborough was able to grind out a solid victory over Stoughton when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Will North Attleborough repeat their success, or does Stoughton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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