After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Findlay, Ashland was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Mansfield Christian Flames with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Arrows, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ashland never let Mansfield Christian on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-10, 25-23.
Ashland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Ashland's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Mansfield Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Ashland will take on Mansfield Senior at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mansfield Senior is coming into the match with nine straight defeats on the road, meaning Ashland will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Mansfield Christian, they will face off against Sandusky at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mansfield Christian is facing Sandusky at the right time seeing as Sandusky is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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