The Washington Academy Raiders will take on the York Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Washington Academy comes in on 16 and York on four.
Washington Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Cape Elizabeth 3-0.
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.
Lily Hennessey was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had five aces and 22 assists. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
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 matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, York faced Yarmouth in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Everything went York's way against Yarmouth as York made off with a 3-0 win.
Washington Academy pushed their record up to 16-0 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. As for York, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Everything went Washington Academy's way against York in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Washington Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Washington Academy since the squad 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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