Volleyball Preview: Wakefield Memorial Warriors vs. Winchester Red & Black
Wakefield Memorial is 0-9 against Winchester since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. The Wakefield Memorial Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Winchester Red & Black at 5:30 p.m. Wakefield Memorial is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Wakefield Memorial got the win against Wilmington by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Wakefield Memorial was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-9, 25-14.
Wakefield Memorial relied on the efforts of Brooklyn Calder, who had 13 digs, and Brendia Diaz, who had five aces. Calder is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Wakefield Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Winchester sidestepped Belmont for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red & Black.
Winchester wouldn't go down easily and took Belmont into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-27, 22-25, 15-11.
Wakefield Memorial's record is now 7-1. As for Winchester, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Wakefield Memorial came up short against Winchester in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Wakefield Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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