The Stoughton Black Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Attleboro Bombardiers at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Stoughton finally turned things around against Seekonk on Thursday. They blew past the Warriors 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 25-15.
Amy Nguyen was nothing short of spectacular: she had 20 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Alysandra Joseph, who had eight aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Stoughton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Attleboro put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on King Philip Regional with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Attleboro didn't let King Philip Regional take a single set, but it sure wasn't easy: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 27-25, 25-23.
Attleboro can attribute much of their success to Haley Carter, who had four aces, two kills, and 20 assists, and Sage Young, who had 15 digs. Carter is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Stoughton's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Attleboro, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Stoughton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Attleboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Stoughton might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Attleboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Stoughton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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