After both having extra time off, the Harrisburg Tigers and the Watertown Arrows will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Harrisburg comes in on 56 and Watertown on seven.
Harrisburg extended their home winning streak to 25 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Maggie Meister. Everything went Harrisburg's way against O'Gorman on Tuesday as Harrisburg made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Meister, who had 23 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played.
Harrisburg never let O'Gorman on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Watertown faced Aberdeen Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Watertown was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Aberdeen Central. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Arrows have posted since October 15th.
Watertown's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Aberdeen Central between 15 and 16 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-15, 25-16.
Natalie Pearson was a one-man wrecking crew for Watertown as she had 21 digs.
Harrisburg's victory bumped their record up to 25-0. As for Watertown, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Harrisburg has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Watertown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Harrisburg skirted past Watertown 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harrisburg 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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