Stoughton is 2-8 against Mansfield since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Stoughton Black Knights will head out to face off against the Mansfield Hornets at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Stoughton is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell just short of Brockton by a score of 3-2.
Stoughton took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-28, 19-25, 25-13, 15-11.
The losing side was boosted by Amy Nguyen, who had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Even though they lost, Stoughton 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 four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mansfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Oliver Ames.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20, 25-14.
Stoughton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Mansfield, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Stoughton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mansfield in their previous meeting back in September. Can Stoughton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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