Nipmuc Regional is 9-1 against Douglas since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Nipmuc Regional Warriors will challenge the Douglas Tigers at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nipmuc Regional has ten straight wins, Douglas has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Nipmuc Regional and Norton met for a duel on Thursday where Nipmuc Regional prevailed. Nipmuc Regional walked away with a 3-1 victory over Norton.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Nipmuc Regional can attribute much of their success to Maria Palmer, who had 17 digs, and Gabrielle Leet, who had seven digs, four kills, and four aces.
They weren't the only good server: Nipmuc Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Douglas came up short against Hopedale on Monday and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 10-25, 25-15, 25-21.
Despite their loss, Douglas saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Taylor Smith, who had nine kills and four aces, was perhaps the best of all. Smith is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Joranni Souphida, who had eight digs and six kills.
Nipmuc Regional pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Douglas, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Nipmuc Regional has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Douglas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Nipmuc Regional's way against Douglas when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Nipmuc Regional made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nipmuc Regional 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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