Volleyball Preview: Griswold Wolverines vs. Coventry Patriots
Griswold hasn't had much luck against Coventry recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Griswold Wolverines will venture away from home to challenge the Coventry Patriots at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Griswold comes in on 15 and Coventry on three.
Last Friday, everything went Griswold's way against Montville as Griswold made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-7, 25-19.
Carly Rubino was the offensive standout of the game as she had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Coventry made easy work of Suffield on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Coventry was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-5, 25-5.
Abigail Polo and Charlotte Wesoloskie were among the main playmakers for Coventry as the former had 12 aces, five digs, a kill, and a block and the latter had ten digs and four aces. Polo is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
Coventry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Griswold's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Coventry, their record is now 15-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Griswold has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Coventry struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Griswold came up short against Coventry in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wesoloskie, who had 32 digs. Now that Griswold knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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