Volleyball Preview: Washburn Pirates vs. West Greene Buffaloes
After both having extra time off, the Washburn Pirates and the West Greene Buffaloes will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Washburn will be strutting in after a win while West Greene will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, Washburn made easy work of Eagleton College & Career Academy and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Washburn's got stronger as the match went on, holding Eagleton College & Career Academy to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 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.
Meanwhile, West Greene 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.
Washburn is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-15 record this season. As for West Greene, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
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