Whitewater hasn't had much luck against East Troy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 7:00 p.m.
Whitewater came up short against Delavan-Darien on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-12, 25-7.
Meanwhile, East Troy had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four last Thursday. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Trojans have posted against the Eagles since October 15, 2022.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-102) East Troy actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 16-25, 16-14.
Whitewater better focus on containing Hailey Wojciuch and Madi Wojciuch as the pair were huge in East Troy's win. Hailey had 15 digs and four aces, while Madi had 12 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Hailey has posted since back in September of 2024.
East Troy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
East Troy's win bumped their record up to 20-17. As for Whitewater, their loss dropped their record down to 1-21.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Whitewater has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5 aces per game. However, it's not like East Troy struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Whitewater came up short against East Troy in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 3-1. Can the Whippets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
