Ashland has gone 10-0 against Mansfield Senior recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Ashland Arrows will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mansfield Senior Tygers at 6:00 p.m. Mansfield Senior took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Ashland, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Ashland got the win against Mansfield Christian by a conclusive 3-0.
Ashland never let Mansfield Christian on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-10, 25-23.
Ashland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Senior was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They came up short against Buckeye Central, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-8, 25-7.
Ashland's win bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Mansfield Senior, their loss dropped their record down to 2-19.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Ashland has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Mansfield Senior struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Ashland's way against Mansfield Senior in their previous meeting last Thursday, as Ashland made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Ashland repeat their success, or does Mansfield Senior have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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