Nantucket is 0-10 against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional since October of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Nantucket Whalers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Dolphins at 4:00 p.m.
Nantucket is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Monday. They fell just short of Nauset Regional by a score of 3-2.
Nantucket actually scored more points across those five sets (106-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Loss or not, Nantucket got some senior leadership from Viktoria Todorova and Magdalis Gonzalez. Todorova had 20 digs and a kill, while Gonzalez had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gonzalez has posted in her last seven contests.
Even though they lost, Nantucket 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 21 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional earned a 3-1 win over Danvers on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dolphins.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 20-25, 25-12.
Rafaela Prebianchi was the offensive standout of the match as she had five aces and four digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Cantwell, who had 12 digs.
Nantucket's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Nantucket has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 14.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Dennis-Yarmouth Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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