After losing to Westerville South the last time they met, New Albany decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Eagles sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Wildcats on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
New Albany was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (70-64), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 26-24, 13-25, 25-21.
Aline Bhat
| 08/23/25 vs Westerville South | 22 |
| 08/20/25 vs Watkins Memorial | 22 |
| 09/19/24 vs Pickerington North | 18 |
| 09/17/24 vs Central Crossing | 20 |
| 09/16/24 @ Watkins Memorial | 18 |
| + 3 more games |
New Albany had a senior duo take command as Aline Bhat had 22 digs and one assist and Maisy Mathers had 22 assists. Bhat has been hot, having posted 15 or more digs the last eight times she's played.
Westerville South's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Yui Seki, who had five digs and three aces, and Sasha ` Brownlee, who had eight digs and one assist.
The victory got New Albany back to even at 2-2. As for Westerville South, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-1.
New Albany didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Buckeye Valley on the 23rd. As for Westerville South, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Groveport-Madison on the 23rd.
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