Ipswich put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They skirted past the Newburyport Clippers 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ipswich wouldn't go down easily and took Newburyport into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-16, 22-25, 19-25, 15-6.
Emily Hannibal went supernova for Ipswich, getting 14 digs and six aces. That's the most aces Hannibal has posted since back in October of 2023.
Ipswich was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 14.
Ipswich pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Newburyport, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-4 record.
Ipswich will take on Lynnfield at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Newburyport, they will face off against Triton Regional at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Newburyport is facing Triton Regional at the right time seeing as Triton Regional is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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