After both having extra time off, the Putnam Clippers and the Woodstock Academy Centaurs will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Putnam came up short against Rockville and fell 3-1. The Clippers have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Putnam started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-20, 25-7, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Woodstock Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Norwich Free Academy.
Woodstock Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-17.
Woodstock Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Putnam, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Putnam has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Woodstock Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Putnam skirted past Woodstock Academy 3-2 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Clippers repeat their success, or do the Centaurs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
