The Broadway Gobblers will head out to square off against the East Rockingham Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Thursday, Broadway had just enough and edged William Monroe out 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gobblers.
Meanwhile, East Rockingham entered their tilt with Turner Ashby on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Knights 3-2.
East Rockingham wouldn't go down easily and took Turner Ashby into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-14, 25-19, 21-25, 19-17.
Alison Hooke had a dynamite game for East Rockingham, getting 13 digs and two blocks. Hooke has been hot recently, having also posted 17 or more assists the last 15 times she's played.
East Rockingham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive contests.
Broadway's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-6. As for East Rockingham, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Broadway skirted past East Rockingham 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Broadway 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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