The Brownell Talbot Raiders will face off against the Ashland-Greenwood Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brownell Talbot will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Monday, Brownell Talbot made easy work of Boys Town and carried off a 3-0 win.
Nya Ping
| 10/27/25 vs Boys Town | 8 |
| 09/11/25 vs Boys Town | 4 |
| 10/09/25 vs Heartland Christian | 3 |
| 10/10/24 @ Parkview Christian | 3 |
| 10/16/25 vs Parkview Christian | 1 |
Brownell Talbot's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nya Ping, who had eight aces, and Becky Hoban, who had eight digs and three aces. Those eight aces gave Ping a new career-high. Savannah Sanger also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Brownell Talbot was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ashland-Greenwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Seward on Thursday.
Ashland-Greenwood was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-103), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-18, 18-25, 15-13.
Brownell Talbot's win bumped their record up to 21-7. As for Ashland-Greenwood, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 21-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Brownell Talbot has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Ashland-Greenwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Brownell Talbot suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ashland-Greenwood when the teams last played back in October of 2018. Can the Raiders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
