Whitmer hasn't had much luck against Anthony Wayne recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Whitmer Panthers will take on the Anthony Wayne Generals at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Whitmer narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Findlay 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Whitmer who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 19-25, 25-14, 21-25, 15-9.
Taryne Speegle was the offensive standout of the game as she had 12 digs and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matchups.
Meanwhile, Anthony Wayne waltzed into their contest on Saturday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They came out on top against the Blue Streaks by a score of 3-1.
Anthony Wayne got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 25-27, 25-16, 25-14.
Anthony Wayne's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Aubrey Rieger, who had four digs and 57 assists, and Ryan Dzierwa, who had 18 digs and five aces. Rieger is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season.
Anthony Wayne couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.5% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 25.2% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 38.3%.
Whitmer's record is now 10-8. As for Anthony Wayne, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Whitmer came up short against Anthony Wayne when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Whitmer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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