The Washington Huskies are coming into their third consecutive conference dual meet after a season-low last week against Oregon State, in part due to a beam disaster that resulted in counting a score in the eights. The goal going into today’s matchup is clear: Hit beam and bring in another score as close to 197 as possible. Luckily for Washington, the Huskies have performed better at away meets than at home this season, with both of the Huskies’ last two away meets resulting in mid-196s.
Similarly, Arizona is coming off of its lowest-scoring meet since its season opener. However, the issues for these teams manifest in different ways. Where Washington has faced issues with consistency, even among normally consistent stars like Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, Arizona has struggled to put the little details together, resulting in lower scores. The Wildcats will be looking to build on the success of all-arounder Malia Hargrove as the basis for a fully hit performance.
These teams bring up the rear of the Pac-12 standings at the moment, giving the matchup some potential rankings implications. While at the moment, the night session of conference championships seems like a reach, there’s no time like the present to start the climb.
