Garner will venture away from home to challenge the Newcastle Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Garner has five straight wins, Newcastle has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything went Garner's way against Perrin-Whitt as Garner made off with a 3-0 victory.
Garner got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Karlie Ashley out in front who had seven kills and six digs. Ashley is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tarryn Wakefield, who had 12 digs.
Meanwhile, Newcastle came up short against Perrin-Whitt on Thursday and fell 3-1.
While Newcastle ultimately came up short, they really made Perrin-Whitt work, particularly in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-19, 22-25, 25-15, 26-24.
Garner has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season. As for Newcastle, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Garner's way against Newcastle when the teams last played last Tuesday, as Garner made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garner 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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