Volleyball Preview: Pittsfield Generals vs. Lee Wildcats
Pittsfield has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Lee Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Monday, Pittsfield came up short against West Springfield and fell 3-1.
Pittsfield started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 25-20, 25-14, 28-26.
Despite the defeat, Pittsfield had strong showings from Brenna Bellefontaine, who had four aces and three digs, and Gionnah Levardi, who had eight digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Levardi a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Pittsfield 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 three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lee had already won three in a row, and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Warriors 3-2.
Lee took Wahconah Regional into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 19-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-7.
Pittsfield dropped their record down to 0-6 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lee, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Pittsfield came up short against Lee when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Pittsfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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