Volleyball Game Preview: Norwalk Truckers vs. Ashland Arrows

By Team Reports Oct 5, 2024, 12:13am

Volleyball Preview: Norwalk Truckers vs. Ashland Arrows

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The Norwalk Truckers are taking a road trip to square off against the Ashland Arrows at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Norwalk is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Clyde just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Fliers.

While Norwalk had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-20, 15-25, 25-23.

Meanwhile, everything went Ashland's way against Mansfield Senior on Thursday as Ashland made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Arrows.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Ashland was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-13, 25-9.

Allison Ward was the offensive standout of the game as she had 13 digs.

Norwalk's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-2. As for Ashland, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6.

Norwalk beat Ashland 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norwalk since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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