Nantucket hasn't had much luck against Barnstable recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Nantucket Whalers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Barnstable Red Hawks at 4:00 p.m.
Nantucket came up short against Falmouth on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Nantucket was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Falmouth work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-5, 27-25.
Viktoria Todorova put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 14 digs and two aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Barnstable beat Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 3-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Hawks.
Barnstable got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 31-33, 25-9.
Jazlyn Coyer had a dynamite game for Barnstable, getting 23 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Coyer is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game.
Nantucket's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Barnstable, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Nantucket hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.3 blocks per game. It's a different story for Barnstable, though, as they've been averaging only 1. Given Nantucket's sizable advantage in that area, Barnstable will need to find a way to close that gap.
Nantucket might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Barnstable in their previous meeting back in September. Can Nantucket avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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