Volleyball Preview: New Canaan Rams vs. Ridgefield Tigers
The New Canaan Rams will venture away from home to challenge the Ridgefield Tigers at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. New Canaan is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Wednesday, New Canaan narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. Joseph 3-2.
New Canaan had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-8.
Kelly Vance was the offensive standout of the contest as she had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
New Canaan kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ridgefield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Darien by a score of 3-2.
Ridgefield took Darien into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-12, 23-25, 21-25, 15-7.
New Canaan's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Ridgefield, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
New Canaan came up short against Ridgefield when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can New Canaan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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