The Hampshire Whip-Purs will challenge the Woodstock Blue Streaks at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Hampshire is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Central just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Rockets by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Whip-Purs in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now lost five in a row.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Hampshire sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 21-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Woodstock didn't have quite enough to beat Johnsburg on Wednesday and fell 2-1.
Woodstock started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-14, 25-17.
Woodstock's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Yeasbeth Ortiz, who had ten digs and four aces, and Andrea Gonzalez, who had ten digs. The dominant performance also gave Ortiz a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Woodstock 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 four consecutive games.
Hampshire's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-3. As for Woodstock, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season.
Hampshire skirted past Woodstock 2-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does Hampshire have another victory up their sleeve, or will Woodstock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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