Ashland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Northwestern Tigers, falling 3-0. The Oredockers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Ashland was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-20, 25-16.
Northwestern found their leader in underclassman Genna Kreuser, who had six digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Kreuser a new career-high in aces.
Ashland's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Northwestern, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-8 record this season.
Ashland will venture away from home to challenge Baldwin-Woodville at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Northwestern, they will take on Prairie Farm at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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