Ansonia is 1-9 against Franklin Monroe since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ansonia Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Franklin Monroe Jets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Ansonia duked it out withTwin Valley South on Monday. Ansonia fell just short of Twin Valley South by a score of 3-2. The Tigers' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Ansonia actually scored more points across those five sets (105-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-27, 25-23, 25-22, 15-8.
Despite their defeat, Ansonia saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Malarie Butts, who had eight digs, was perhaps the best of all.
Even though they lost, Ansonia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six games.
Meanwhile, Franklin Monroe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Arcanum, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-10, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Franklin Monroe had strong showings from Layni Ressler, who had seven digs and two aces, and Reagan Flora, who had seven digs. That's the most aces Ressler has posted in her last seven contests.
Ansonia's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Franklin Monroe, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Ansonia has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Franklin Monroe struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Ansonia came up short against Franklin Monroe in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Will Ansonia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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