Whitnall entered their tilt with Watertown on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Watertown Goslings out 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Falcons also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Whitnall had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-19, 15-10.
Whitnall was led to victory by Jordan Dalland and Sarah Bystra. Dalland had 15 digs and two aces, while Bystra had two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Whitnall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Watertown still got an impressive performance from Nevaeh Peirick, who had 18 digs. With that strong performance, Peirick is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game.
Whitnall has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Watertown, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Whitnall's road trip will continue as they head out to face De Pere at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Watertown, they will take on Verona at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Verona will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Watertown surely won't give up without a fight.
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