Washburn entered their tilt with Tennessee School for the Deaf on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Tennessee School for the Deaf Vikings. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Washburn was: they took every set by at least 18 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-0, 25-6.
Kylie Ferguson was the offensive standout of the match as she had 19 aces and nine digs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in aces.
Washburn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 37 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 17.
Washburn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Tennessee School for the Deaf, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-10.
Washburn will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Claiborne at 5:00 p.m. Washburn is facing Claiborne at the right time seeing as Claiborne is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Tennessee School for the Deaf, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Arkansas School for the Deaf, where the match is scheduled at 10:00 a.m.
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