Volleyball Preview: West Greene Buffaloes vs. Washburn Pirates
After both having extra time off, the West Greene Buffaloes and the Washburn Pirates will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
West Greene is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since September 23, 2023 last Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Morristown-Hamblen West.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Morristown-Hamblen West scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Washburn made easy work of Eagleton College & Career Academy last Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
One reason for the win was Washburn's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-20, 25-9.
Washburn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
West Greene's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Washburn, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-15 record this season.
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