New Albany is 4-0 against Charlestown since September of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The New Albany Bulldogs are on the road again to play the Charlestown Pirates at 7:00 p.m. New Albany will be strutting in after a victory while Charlestown will be coming in after a defeat.
On Saturday, it was close, but New Albany sidestepped Silver Creek for a 2-1 win.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was New Albany who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 21-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Charlestown's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They came up short against Scottsburg, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Pirates have suffered since September 10th.
Charlestown was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 26-24, 25-19.
New Albany's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Charlestown, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6.
New Albany skirted past Charlestown 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Albany since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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