Mitchell hasn't had much luck against Watertown recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Mitchell Kernels will look to defend their home court against the Watertown Arrows at 7:00 p.m.
Mitchell is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Brookings.
While Mitchell ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Ava Brannan put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 16 digs.
Meanwhile, Watertown made easy work of Tea on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Watertown was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-9, 25-11.
Watertown had a senior duo take command as Natalie Pearson had 12 digs and Emma Hendricks had seven digs and four aces.
Watertown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Mitchell's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Watertown, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Mitchell has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 7.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Watertown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mitchell might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Watertown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mitchell, Addi Johnston (who had ten digs and seven aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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