Watervliet proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Albany Academy Bears, sneaking past 3-2. For the Cannoneers, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 win the Bears walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2017.
Watervliet wouldn't go down easily and took Albany Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 13-25, 25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 15-9.
Janaya Wilkerson paced Watervliet's offense, picking up 11 kills. Wilkerson got some help from Sophia Rogers and her 23 assists. Rogers was also solid from the service line: she led the team with ten aces.
Watervliet's victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Watervliet will venture away from home to take on Chatham at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Albany Academy, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Emma Willard at 6:00 p.m. on the 25th.
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