The Broadway Gobblers will face off against the East Rockingham Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
East Rockingham is facing Broadway at the wrong time: Broadway suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 3-1 to the Dragons. It was the first time this season that the Gobblers let down their fans at home.
Broadway actually scored more points across those four sets (94-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-20, 25-23, 28-26.
Meanwhile, East Rockingham waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1.
East Rockingham walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the third set). The final score came out to 25-17, 13-25, 25-13, 25-18.
Kelsey Hatton and Alison Hooke were among the main playmakers for East Rockingham as the former had 22 digs and the latter had 11 digs and 26 assists. Hooke has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more assists the last nine times she's played.
East Rockingham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matchups.
Broadway's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-4. As for East Rockingham, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Broadway came up short against East Rockingham when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Broadway have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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