The Sturgis West Navigators will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Nantucket Whalers at 4:00 p.m. Sturgis West will be strutting in after a victory while Nantucket will be coming in after a defeat.
It was a classic East v. West duel when Sturgis West challenged Sturgis East on Friday. Sturgis West blew past Sturgis East 3-0.
While Sturgis West won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-11, 25-22.
Sturgis West can attribute much of their success to Olivia Canales, who had ten digs, and Brodie Gerlach, who hit 68.4% for 14 killsten digs, four aces, and two blocks. Gerlach is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 31 games she's played dating back to last season.
Sturgis West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 17 aces in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Nantucket came up short against St. John Paul II on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Whalers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-21, 22-25, 25-20, 25-16.
Sturgis West is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Nantucket, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything went Sturgis West's way against Nantucket in their previous matchup back in September, as Sturgis West made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sturgis West since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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