York faced Washington Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Wildcats came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Wildcats, who suffered a 3-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
York had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 26-24, 25-20, 29-27.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead York to victory, but perhaps none more so than Evie Martin, who had 20 kills, 13 digs, four blocks, and two aces. Those four blocks gave Martin a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jillian Holland, who had 15 kills, 15 digs, four blocks, and two aces.
Despite the loss, Washington Academy still got an impressive performance from Riley Shimabukuro, who had nine digs and three aces.
Wildcats
| 10/16/25 vs Washington Academy | 3-1 |
| 09/30/25 vs Marshwood | 3-0 |
| 09/24/25 vs Greely | 3-0 |
| 09/19/25 vs Wells | 3-0 |
| 09/09/25 vs Yarmouth | 3-1 |
| + 5 more games |
York's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Washington Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 13-1.
York wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Gray-New Gloucester on the 20th. Washington Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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