Port Washington is on a five-game streak of home wins, while St. Thomas More is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Pirates will host the Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Port Washington and Sheboygan South, and Port Washington kept the tradition alive. The Pirates were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Redwings last Tuesday. The matchup marked the Pirates' most dominant victory of the season.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Port Washington was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-11, 25-8.
Emersyn Loose
| 10/14/25 vs Sheboygan South | 3 |
| 10/09/25 @ Plymouth | 2 |
| 10/04/25 vs Plymouth | 1 |
| 10/02/25 @ Hartford | 1 |
| 09/27/25 vs University School of Milwaukee | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Port Washington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Emersyn Loose, who had 15 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Loose has posted over her last seven contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Summer Wille, who had nine digs and three aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Port Washington was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, St. Thomas More rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Veritas/Tenor as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Thomas More took every set by at least 17 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-8, 25-5.
St. Thomas More's win came from a few key players Port Washington will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brenna Gutowski, who had nine aces and two assists. Another player making a difference was Julia Killoran, who had 25 assists and 11 aces.
Port Washington's victory bumped their record up to 25-11. As for St. Thomas More, their win bumped their record up to 18-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Port Washington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.8 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Thomas More struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Port Washington came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Thomas More when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Cavaliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
