The Tomahawk Hatchets will venture away from home to take on the Oconto Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tomahawk is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Wrightstown with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Hatchets as they're now sitting on three straight.
While Tomahawk won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-20, 25-21.
Tomahawk's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Shelby Borowski, who had ten digs, three aces, and a block, and Sophie Olsen, who had ten digs and six aces. Borowski is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last ten games she's played.
Gibraltar was looking to beat Oconto like they did the last time the pair played, but Gibraltar didn't take Kyanne Wusterbarth into account. Oconto put the hurt on Gibraltar with a sharp 3-0 win last Thursday thanks in part to Wusterbarth, who had 22 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Olsen a new career-high in aces.
Oconto never let Gibraltar on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-17, 25-22.
Oconto got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Braiya Wusterbarth out in front who had four aces.
Oconto 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 three consecutive matches.
Tomahawk's record is now 15-18. As for Oconto, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-12 record this season.
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