The York Wildcats are on the road again on Saturday to play the Washington Academy Raiders at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
York is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Yarmouth 3-0.
Washington Academy had won 15 straight games and Lily Hennessey did her part to make it 16 on Wednesday. Washington Academy put the hurt on Cape Elizabeth with a sharp 3-0 victory thanks in part to Hennessey, who had five aces and 22 assists. She has been hot for a while, having posted 18 or more assists the last nine times she's played.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Washington Academy was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-15, 25-12.
Washington Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 26 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
York is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Washington Academy, their win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0.
York suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Washington Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can York avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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