Volleyball Preview: Nantucket Whalers vs. Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Dolphins
Nantucket is 0-10 against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional since September of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Nantucket Whalers will be staying on the road to face off against the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Dolphins at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Nantucket came up short against Archbishop Williams on Saturday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-17, 25-15.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Viktoria Todorova, who had 21 digs and a kill. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Nantucket was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional didn't have quite enough to beat Dartmouth on Thursday and fell 3-2.
While Dennis-Yarmouth Regional ultimately came up short, they really made Dartmouth work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-21, 21-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Nantucket's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Nantucket has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Dennis-Yarmouth Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Nantucket suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Dennis-Yarmouth Regional in their previous meeting back in September. Can Nantucket avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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