With a playoff win on the line, Asheboro rose to the challenge on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Carson Cougars, sneaking past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Comets.
Asheboro had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-8.
Joshua Prochnau paced Asheboro's offense, picking up 12 kills. Prochnau got some help from Ryan Vazquez Santos and his 36 assists. Finally, Jewel Barrett-Riggins kept Asheboro's defense grounded, leading the team with 11 blocks.
Asheboro's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Carson, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Coming up, Asheboro will head out on the road to challenge Northern Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Carson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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