If New Philadelphia was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Mansfield Senior on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Quakers fell just short of the Ashland Arrows by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Arrows this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in August.
New Philadelphia took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-15, 17-25, 25-21, 15-7.
Abbey Sweitzer paced New Philadelphia's offense, picking up 12 kills. Sweitzer got some help from Marisa Loader and her 15 assists. Aubrie Watson and Kaitrin Burnworth kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
New Philadelphia has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Ashland, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-6 record.
Looking ahead, New Philadelphia will face off against Wooster at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ashland, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Norwalk on the 20th.
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