Williamsburg and East Clinton are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but not for long. The Williamsburg Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the East Clinton Astros at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Williamsburg will be strutting in after a win while East Clinton will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Williamsburg earned a 3-1 victory over Clermont Northeastern.
Williamsburg was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 24-26, 25-11.
Taylor Battista and Ella Sunderman were among the main playmakers for Williamsburg as the former had nine digs and the latter had 28 kills, 13 digs, and three aces. Sunderman is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season.
Williamsburg 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 eight aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, East Clinton suffered their biggest defeat since August 24th on Monday. They came up short against Lynchburg-Clay, falling 3-0. The shutout was out of character for the Astros seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
East Clinton was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Lynchburg-Clay work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 26-24.
Williamsburg's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for East Clinton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-5.
Williamsburg might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from East Clinton in their previous matchup back in September. Will Williamsburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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