Volleyball Preview: New Milford Green Wave vs. Nonnewaug Chiefs
After both having extra time off, the New Milford Green Wave and the Nonnewaug Chiefs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
New Milford took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on New Fairfield with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While New Milford might've won, it sure wasn't easy: New Fairfield scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-14, 25-16.
Among those leading the charge was Elena Stein, who had three kills, three aces, and three aces.
Meanwhile, Nonnewaug put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Terryville as Nonnewaug made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Nonnewaug took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-6, 25-14, 25-9.
Nonnewaug was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 17 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
New Milford now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Nonnewaug, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
New Milford came up short against Nonnewaug in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Thankfully for New Milford, Juliette Nichols (who had 24 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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