Washington Academy is on a 14-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Yarmouth is on a nine-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Washington Academy Raiders will host the Yarmouth Clippers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Washington Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Ellsworth, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Washington Academy was ranked first). Washington Academy put the hurt on Ellsworth with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 25-7.
Washington Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything went Yarmouth's way against Deering on Wednesday as Yarmouth made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Yarmouth's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-10, 25-9.
Washington Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Yarmouth, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Washington Academy has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 16.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Yarmouth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Washington Academy took their win against Yarmouth in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Washington Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yarmouth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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