Volleyball Preview: O'Gorman Knights vs. Washington Warriors
The O'Gorman Knights and the Washington Warriors are set to duel on Thursday.
O'Gorman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Sioux Falls Christian, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (O'Gorman was ranked seventh). O'Gorman fell 3-1 to Sioux Falls Christian on Saturday.
While O'Gorman ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Washington waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Patriots.
Washington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-19.
Washington's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaelyn Snoozy, who had 27 kills, 11 digs, and three aces. Snoozy is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Mccloskey, who had ten digs, two kills, and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Washington 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 24 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
O'Gorman's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Washington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
O'Gorman might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Washington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can O'Gorman avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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