Volleyball Game Preview: West Haven Blue Devils vs. Hillhouse Academics + How To Watch

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Previous Games

09/16/24 - Away	3-0 W
10/02/23 - Home	3-0 W
09/08/23 - Away	3-0 W
10/14/22 - Away	3-0 W
09/22/22 - Home	3-0 W
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West Haven has gone a perfect 10-0 against Hillhouse recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Blue Devils will host the Academics at 5:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Haven has five straight victories, Hillhouse has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

West Haven will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Hand, who they had gone 0-6 against in their six prior meetings. The Blue Devils put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday.

While West Haven won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-21, 25-23.

Meanwhile, Hillhouse lost 3-0 to Hamden on Wednesday.

Hillhouse was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-14, 25-11.

Hillhouse's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for West Haven, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.

West Haven took their win against Hillhouse in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Academics have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.