New Albany has been away from home for seven games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Silver Creek Dragons at 5:30 p.m. Silver Creek took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on New Albany, who comes in off a win.
New Albany is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since September 19th on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Charlestown.
While New Albany won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-23, 25-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Albany to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kinley Bush, who had five digs and four aces. That's the most aces Bush has posted in her last eight matches.
New Albany was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 6.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek didn't have quite enough to beat New Albany on Saturday and fell 2-1. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Silver Creek sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 21-25, 15-8.
The losing side was boosted by Ava Kopf, who had 16 digs.
New Albany's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Silver Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
New Albany came out on top in a nail-biter against Silver Creek in their previous meeting on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1. Does New Albany have another victory up their sleeve, or will Silver Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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