Woodland Regional has gone 4-0 against Nonnewaug recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Woodland Regional Hawks will face off against the Nonnewaug Chiefs at 3:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Monday, Woodland Regional made easy work of Holy Cross and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-20.
Woodland Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Nonnewaug put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Northwestern Regional with a sharp 3-0 win.
Nonnewaug never let Northwestern Regional on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 25-20.
Woodland Regional pushed their record up to 19-3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Nonnewaug, their win bumped their record up to 17-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Woodland Regional has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14 aces per game. However, it's not like Nonnewaug struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Woodland Regional's way against Nonnewaug when the teams last played back in November of 2022, as Woodland Regional made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodland Regional since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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