Volleyball Preview: Middletown Blue Dragons vs. Avon Falcons
The Middletown Blue Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the Avon Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Middletown beat Plainville 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Dragons.
After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Avon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Northwest Catholic on Friday as Avon made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 25-22.
Avon 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 ten aces in five consecutive matchups.
Middletown now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Avon, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Middletown came up short against Avon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Middletown avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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