After both having extra time off, the Watertown Arrows and the Harrisburg Tigers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Watertown sitting on seven straight victories and Harrisburg on 56 (dating back to last season).
Watertown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of South Dakota's top teams: Aberdeen Central, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Watertown was ranked fifth). Watertown was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Aberdeen Central on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Arrows have posted since October 15th.
While Watertown might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Aberdeen Central scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 25-16.
Natalie Pearson had a dynamite game for Watertown, getting 21 digs.
Harrisburg had won 24 straight home games dating back to last season and Maggie Meister did her part to make it 25 on Tuesday. Harrisburg blew past O'Gorman 3-0 thanks in part to Meister, who had 23 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times she's played.
While Harrisburg won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-15.
Watertown is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Harrisburg, their record now sits at 25-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Watertown has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Harrisburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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