Watertown is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Washington is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Watertown Arrows will welcome the Washington Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Tuesday, Watertown got the win against Lincoln by a conclusive 3-0.
Watertown walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-13, 25-22.
Meanwhile, everything went Washington's way against Brookings on Tuesday as Washington made off with a 3-0 victory.
Washington never let Brookings on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-13, 25-17.
Taryn Kirsch had an outrageously good game as she had 20 digs and five aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in November of 2023.
Washington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 26 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Watertown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Washington, their win bumped their record up to 11-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Watertown has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Washington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Watertown came up short against Washington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Watertown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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