Bruton typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday New Kent proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Bruton Panthers 3-2. The Trojans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
New Kent was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 24-26, 20-25, 25-22, 15-8.
New Kent was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matches.
New Kent's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Bruton, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5.
New Kent does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bruton, they will venture away from home to take on Jamestown at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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