West Bend East is on a nine-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Port Washington a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The West Bend East Suns will welcome the Port Washington Pirates at 7:00 p.m. The last three games West Bend East has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, it was close, but West Bend East sidestepped Brookfield Central for a 2-1 win.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day West Bend East got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 15-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Port Washington came up short against Cedarburg on Thursday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-12, 20-25, 25-21.
Defeat or not, Port Washington got some senior leadership from Cali Schultz and Jazmyn Runkel. Schultz had 25 digs, while Runkel had 12 digs and three aces.
Even though they lost, Port Washington 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 six consecutive matches.
West Bend East's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-26. As for Port Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 10-16.
West Bend East came up short against Port Washington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will West Bend East have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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