Douglas has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Nipmuc Regional Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Douglas will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Blackstone-Millville, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Douglas came out on top against Blackstone-Millville by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Douglas was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-15.
Douglas was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Nipmuc Regional waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Sammies with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Nipmuc Regional was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 25-11, 25-10.
Douglas has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Nipmuc Regional, their record is now 5-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Douglas has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Nipmuc Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Douglas suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Nipmuc Regional in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Douglas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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