After both having extra time off, the O'Gorman Knights and the Watertown Arrows will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
O'Gorman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Rapid City Central. The win was nothing new for the Knights as they're now sitting on three straight.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: O'Gorman took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-8, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Watertown got the win against Brookings on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14, 25-15.
Watertown's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kynslee Johnson, who had 11 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Pearson, who had seven digs and two aces.
Watertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. As for O'Gorman, they pushed their record up to 23-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
O'Gorman came out on top in a nail-biter against Watertown in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for O'Gorman 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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