Volleyball Preview: Wachusett Regional Mountaineers vs. Algonquin Regional Titans
Wachusett Regional is 1-9 against Algonquin Regional since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wachusett Regional Mountaineers will look to defend their home court against the Algonquin Regional Titans at 8:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.
Last Friday, Wachusett Regional made easy work of Groton-Dunstable and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mountaineers.
While Wachusett Regional won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-22, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wachusett Regional to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ari Catalfamo, who had six digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Catalfamo a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Vettese, who had 14 digs.
Wachusett Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Groton-Dunstable only served 11.
Meanwhile, Algonquin Regional got the win against Framingham on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
Algonquin Regional never let Framingham on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-23, 25-19.
Wachusett Regional's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Algonquin Regional, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Wachusett Regional has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Algonquin Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wachusett Regional came out on top in a nail-biter against Algonquin Regional in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does Wachusett Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Algonquin Regional turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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