Volleyball Game Preview: Waunakee Warriors vs. Baraboo Thunderbirds

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 10:39pm

Volleyball Preview: Waunakee Warriors vs. Baraboo Thunderbirds

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Waunakee is 10-0 against Baraboo since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Waunakee Warriors are on the road again to play the Baraboo Thunderbirds at 7:15 p.m.

On Saturday, Waunakee didn't have quite enough to beat DeForest and fell 2-1. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Norskies 25-21 in the first set.

Waunakee started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 27-25, 15-11.

Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Baraboo sidestepped Stoughton for a 2-1 victory.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Baraboo got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 15-25, 15-8.

Waunakee has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-13 record this season. As for Baraboo, their win bumped their record up to 16-24.

Everything went Waunakee's way against Baraboo in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, as Waunakee made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waunakee 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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