The Watertown Arrows are on the road again on Saturday to play the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 12:45 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Watertown is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Aberdeen Central with a sharp 3-0 win.
Natalie Pearson was nothing short of spectacular: she had 31 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kynslee Johnson, who had ten digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt faced Brandon Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Everything went Roosevelt's way against Brandon Valley as Roosevelt made off with a 3-0 victory.
Roosevelt was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
Watertown is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 22 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their win bumped their record up to 20-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Watertown has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Roosevelt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Watertown's way against Roosevelt in their previous matchup back in October, as Watertown made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Watertown repeat their success, or does Roosevelt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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