The Somersworth Toppers will challenge the Prospect Mountain Timberwolves at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Somersworth has 16 straight victories, Prospect Mountain has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Somersworth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Souhegan, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Somersworth was ranked first). Somersworth walked away with a 3-1 win over Souhegan on Monday.
Somersworth had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-12, 25-13, 25-21.
Katelyn Whiteman was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs.
Somersworth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Prospect Mountain lost 3-0 to St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday.
Somersworth's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Prospect Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11.
Everything went Somersworth's way against Prospect Mountain in their previous meeting back in September, as Somersworth made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somersworth 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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