Grafton is on a 11-game streak of home wins, while New Kent is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Grafton Clippers will welcome the New Kent Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
If Tabb wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Grafton, they should've done a better job of containing Kaylie Klemm. Grafton put the hurt on Tabb with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday thanks in part to Klemm, who had three digs and two aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-13, 25-19.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but New Kent had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Colonials.
New Kent can attribute much of their success to Abby McLaughlin, who had nine digs and two aces.
New Kent was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Grafton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-2 record this season. As for New Kent, their victory bumped their record up to 22-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Grafton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.1 aces per game. However, it's not like New Kent struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Grafton took their win against New Kent in their previous meeting back in October by a conclusive 3-0. Does Grafton have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Kent turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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