West Brunswick hasn't had much luck against New Hanover recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The West Brunswick Trojans will challenge the New Hanover Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
West Brunswick is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to South Brunswick.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 14-25, 25-11, 25-19.
Even though they lost, West Brunswick was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, New Hanover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Hoggard.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-8, 25-6.
West Brunswick's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for New Hanover, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: West Brunswick has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like New Hanover struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Brunswick beat New Hanover 3-1 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Brunswick 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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