The Wakefield Country Day Owls will take on the Quantico Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wakefield Country Day is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Quantico is facing Wakefield Country Day at the wrong time: Wakefield Country Day suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Stars by a score of 3-2.
Wakefield Country Day took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 24-26, 20-25, 25-21, 15-4.
Meanwhile, Quantico earned a 3-1 victory over Wakefield School on Tuesday.
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 relied on the efforts of 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. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in five consecutive games.
Wakefield Country Day's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Quantico, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Wakefield Country Day has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Quantico struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Wakefield Country Day came up short against Quantico when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 3-1. Will Wakefield Country Day have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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