If Ashley was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of North Brunswick last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ashley Screaming Eagle came up short against the Hoggard Vikings on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Screaming Eagle haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Ashley took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-17.
Ashley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kylee Heath, who had nine digs and two aces, and Kate Johnson, who had four digs and two aces.
Hoggard can attribute much of their success to Elizabeth Dixon, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Dixon has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Lydia Maughan, who had nine digs.
Ashley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-14. As for Hoggard, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
Ashley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hoggard, they and Topsail are set to duel on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hoggard comes in on seven and Topsail on 13.
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