Williams Field is 8-2 against Higley since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Williams Field Black Hawks will challenge the Higley Knights at 6:00 p.m.
Williams Field is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Queen Creek just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Black Hawks in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost six in a row.
Williams Field was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Higley hadn't done well against Gilbert recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Higley narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Gilbert 3-2.
Higley took Gilbert into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-18, 15-6.
Higley's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Grace Schenk, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Schenk has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Sluiter, who had 14 digs.
Williams Field's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Higley, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-16-1.
Williams Field took their victory against Higley when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Williams Field since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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