Volleyball Preview: Stratford Red Devils vs. Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars
Stratford has gone 10-0 against Kolbe-Cathedral recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Stratford Red Devils will look to defend their home court against the Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Stratford will be strutting in after a win while Kolbe-Cathedral will be coming in after a defeat.
Stratford took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bunnell , sneaking past 3-2.
Stratford was staring down a 2-0 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next four for the win. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-14.
Sophie DeLise went supernova for Stratford, getting 30 digs and two aces. That's the most aces DeLise has posted since September 5th. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Iodice, who had 14 digs.
Stratford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Kolbe-Cathedral was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against New Milford, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-5, 25-2, 25-15.
Stratford's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Kolbe-Cathedral, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Stratford took their win against Kolbe-Cathedral in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Stratford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kolbe-Cathedral turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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