Volleyball Preview: Port Washington Pirates vs. West Bend East Suns
The Port Washington Pirates will head out on the road to challenge the West Bend East Suns at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Port Washington is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Port Washington came up short against Cedarburg and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12, 20-25, 25-21.
Port Washington's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cali Schultz, who had 25 digs, and Jazmyn Runkel, who had 12 digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: Port Washington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Bend East sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Brookfield Central on Saturday.
West Bend East was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (56-55), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 15-25, 15-11.
Port Washington's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for West Bend East, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-26.
Port Washington beat West Bend East 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Port Washington since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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