After both having extra time off, the Williston Red Devils and the Branford Buccaneers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Williston sitting on five straight victories and Branford on seven.
Williston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Moore Haven.
The victory didn't come easy: Moore Haven scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-18, 27-25, 23-25, 25-23.
Williston can attribute much of their success to Kailey Davis, who had ten assists and six digs.
If Union County wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Branford, they should've done a better job of containing Ava Alcorn. The Buccaneers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Fightin' Tigers on Tuesday for which the team can thank Alcorn, who had 14 digs and six assists. She has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last five times she's played.
Branford had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-21, 25-14, 25-14.
Branford's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Williston, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Everything went Williston's way against Branford in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as Williston made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team 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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