The Quantico Warriors will head out to square off against the Wakefield Country Day Owls at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Quantico will be strutting in after a victory while Wakefield Country Day will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Quantico beat Wakefield School 3-1.
Quantico had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-18, 25-12, 25-17.
Quantico can attribute much of their success to Riley Nicholson, who had six digs and five aces, and Jayden Sotelo, who had five aces. That's the most aces Sotelo has posted since back in October of 2023.
Quantico was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Wakefield Country Day entered their contest against Shenandoah Valley Academy on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wakefield Country Day fell just short of Shenandoah Valley Academy by a score of 3-2. The Owls just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Wakefield Country Day wouldn't go down easily and took Shenandoah Valley Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 24-26, 20-25, 25-21, 15-4.
Quantico's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Wakefield Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Quantico has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 17.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Wakefield Country Day struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Quantico beat Wakefield Country Day 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Quantico since the squad 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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