Walter Johnson is 1-9 against Churchill since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Walter Johnson Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Churchill Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Walter Johnson is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Tuesday, everything went Walter Johnson's way against Whitman as Walter Johnson made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Walter Johnson's feisty defense: they held Whitman to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-11.
Walter Johnson can attribute much of their success to Sofia Silberfeld, who had four digs and 18 assists.
Walter Johnson 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 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Churchill's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Saturday. They fell just short of Richard Montgomery by a score of 2-1. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Churchill started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-18, 15-13.
Walter Johnson pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Churchill, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Walter Johnson came up short against Churchill when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Walter Johnson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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