Mitchell hasn't had much luck against Watertown recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mitchell Kernels will look to defend their home court against the Watertown Arrows at 7:00 p.m.
Mitchell is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Brookings.
While Mitchell ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Mitchell's defeat came about despite a quality game from Ava Brannan, who had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, everything went Watertown's way against Tea on Tuesday as Watertown made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Watertown was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-9, 25-11.
Mitchell's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Watertown, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Mitchell might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Watertown in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mitchell, Addi Johnston (who had ten digs and seven aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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