The Stoughton Black Knights will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the North Attleborough Rocketeers at 5:15 p.m.
Stoughton lost 3-0 to Attleboro on Monday. The Black Knights have struggled against the Bombardiers recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
While Stoughton was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Attleboro's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-10, 25-19.
Despite their defeat, Stoughton saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Alysandra Joseph, who had eight digs and ten assists, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Amy Nguyen, who had 14 digs.
Meanwhile, North Attleborough can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game last Tuesday. They came out on top against Foxborough by a score of 3-1.
North Attleborough was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-23, 24-26, 25-16.
North Attleborough relied on the efforts of Grace Hardy, who had ten digs and three aces, and Ava Kraskouskas, who had 11 digs and nine aces. Those nine aces gave Kraskouskas a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: North Attleborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Stoughton's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for North Attleborough, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Stoughton has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.3 aces per game. However, it's not like North Attleborough struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Stoughton came up short against North Attleborough in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Stoughton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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