After three games on the road, Winchester is heading back home. They will welcome the Wakefield Memorial Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Winchester sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Belmont.
Winchester wouldn't go down easily and took Belmont into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-22, 25-27, 22-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Wakefield Memorial had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Wildcats.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Wakefield Memorial was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-9, 25-14.
Wakefield Memorial relied on the efforts of Brooklyn Calder, who had 13 digs, and Brendia Diaz, who had five aces. Calder is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Wakefield Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive games.
Winchester has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Wakefield Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Winchester was able to grind out a solid win over Wakefield Memorial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Winchester repeat their success, or does Wakefield Memorial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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