Aurora has gone 9-1 against Barberton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Aurora Greenmen's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Barberton Magics at 6:30 p.m. Barberton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Aurora, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Aurora narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hudson 3-2.
Aurora was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 25-27, 23-25, 25-18, 26-24, 15-11.
Emerson Spiesz was her usual excellent self, getting 21 digs and five aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 33 games she's played dating back to last season.
Aurora was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Barberton wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-14, 25-9.
Katie Rodriguez put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 16 digs and 12 assists.
Aurora pushed their record up to 5-3 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Barberton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything went Aurora's way against Barberton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Aurora made off with a 3-0 win. Will Aurora repeat their success, or does Barberton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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