Dennis-Yarmouth Regional is 10-0 against Nantucket since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Dolphins will take on the Nantucket Whalers at 4:00 p.m. Nantucket took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, who comes in off a win.
Last Monday, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional beat Danvers 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dolphins.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 20-25, 25-12.
Among those leading the charge was Rafaela Prebianchi, who had five aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Cantwell, who had 12 digs.
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Nantucket was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Nauset Regional by a score of 3-2.
Nantucket actually scored more points across those five sets (106-100), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Despite the defeat, Nantucket had strong showings from Viktoria Todorova, who had 20 digs and a kill, and Magdalis Gonzalez, who had nine digs and three aces.
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Nantucket, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Dennis-Yarmouth Regional hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4 blocks per game. However, it's not like Nantucket struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional skirted past Nantucket 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Dennis-Yarmouth Regional repeat their success, or does Nantucket have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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