Watkins Memorial lost against Heath back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Watkins Memorial Warriors lost 3-0 to the Heath Bulldogs.
While Watkins Memorial was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-21, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Watkins Memorial had strong showings from Sami Speakman, who had nine digs and two aces, and Ellah Bigham, who had eight digs and a block.
They weren't the only good server: Watkins Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive games.
Addy Mathis was the offensive standout of the match as she had nine digs.
Watkins Memorial dropped their record down to 8-14 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Heath, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-9.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Watkins Memorial will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Mt. Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on October 23rd. After both having extra time off, Heath and Fredericktown will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
