The New Kent Trojans will square off against the York Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
York is hoping to do what Jamestown couldn't on Thursday: put an end to New Kent's winning streak, which now stands at three games. New Kent narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Jamestown 3-2.
New Kent had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 22-25, 25-13, 25-16, 15-7.
New Kent 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 nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, York hadn't done well against Poquoson recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. York skirted past Poquoson 3-2.
York took Poquoson into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 24-26, 17-25, 15-9.
New Kent's victory bumped their record up to 16-2. As for York, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
New Kent beat York 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Does New Kent have another victory up their sleeve, or will York turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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