Ashley is 10-0 against North Brunswick since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Ashley Screaming Eagle will be playing in front of their home fans against the North Brunswick Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Ashley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Hoggard just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2. The Screaming Eagle have struggled against the Vikings recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Ashley sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 20-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-13.
Ashley's defeat came about despite a quality game from Kate Johnson, who had five digs and two aces. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kylee Heath, who had 12 digs and five aces.
Heath wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Ashley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Brunswick came up short against West Brunswick on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 22-25, 25-21.
Ashley's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for North Brunswick, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Ashley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like North Brunswick struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Ashley's way against North Brunswick when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Ashley made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Ashley have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Brunswick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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