Wellington had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Brookside Cardinals. The Dukes have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 23-25, 25-21.
Wellington found their leader in underclassman Courtney Krosse, who had seven digs and two aces.
Wellington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Despite the defeat, Brookside saw an underclassman step up: Lily Schremp had 17 digs, five aces, and a kill. Schremp is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Wellington has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Brookside, their loss dropped their record down to 10-10.
Wellington has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Lake Ridge Academy on the 7th. As for Brookside, they will venture away from home to take on Black River at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookside is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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