Volleyball Preview: Malcolm Clippers vs. Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays
Malcolm is 8-2 against Ashland-Greenwood since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Malcolm Clippers are taking a road trip to take on the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ashland-Greenwood is hoping to do what Plattsmouth couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Malcolm's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Malcolm was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Plattsmouth. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win 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.
Meanwhile, Ashland-Greenwood made easy work of Ralston on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bluejays.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Ashland-Greenwood 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.
Malcolm's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-10. As for Ashland-Greenwood, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Malcolm suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ashland-Greenwood in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Malcolm avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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