Watkins Memorial kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 3-1 to the Utica Redskins. The Warriors were not able to make up for their loss to the Redskins from their previous meeting back in August of 2024.
Watkins Memorial started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-9, 25-13, 30-28.
Morgan Cumbo paced Watkins Memorial's offense, picking up ten kills. Cumbo got some help from Ellah Bigham and her 28 assists. Bigham was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Jessi Paxton was the offensive standout of the game as she had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August of 2024.
Utica has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Watkins Memorial will venture away from home to take on New Albany at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Utica, they will head out to square off against Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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