The Ludlow Lions's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Agawam Brownies at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
While Ludlow didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on West Springfield with a sharp 3-0 win on Monday.
Meanwhile, Agawam got the win against Pittsfield on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Agawam took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-13.
Agawam can attribute much of their success to Isabella Spaulding, who had six aces, five kills, three digs, and three digs. The dominant performance gave Spaulding a new career-high in aces.
Agawam was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Ludlow pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Agawam, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Ludlow skirted past Agawam 3-2 when the teams last played on September 4th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ludlow since the team 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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