Volleyball Preview: Ashland Clockers vs. Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors
After four games on the road, Ashland is heading back home. They will host the Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln-Sudbury took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ashland, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Ashland finally turned things around against Norwood on Wednesday. They blew past the Mustangs 3-0.
The victory didn't come easy: Norwood scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 25-16.
Ashland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Sudbury faced Newton North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Lincoln-Sudbury took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Newton North. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Lincoln-Sudbury ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Ashland now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Lincoln-Sudbury, they moved to 11-3 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Ashland suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lincoln-Sudbury when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Can Ashland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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