Ashley is 10-0 against West Brunswick since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Ashley Screaming Eagle will face off against the West Brunswick Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Ashley is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
On Monday, Ashley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over South Brunswick.
Ashley was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-15, 15-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Ashley relied on the efforts of Kate Johnson, who had 11 digs and six aces, and Sarah Brannin, who had 12 digs and 11 assists. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in aces.
Ashley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're block total in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, West Brunswick didn't have quite enough to beat Laney on Monday and fell 3-2. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Brunswick wouldn't go down easily and took Laney into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 18-25, 23-25, 15-9.
Ashley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. As for West Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Ashley took their victory against West Brunswick in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ashley 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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