Volleyball Preview: Lyman Hall Trojans vs. East Haven Yellowjackets
The Lyman Hall Trojans will square off against the East Haven Yellowjackets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Lyman Hall lost 3-0 to Maloney on Tuesday. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-9.
Meanwhile, East Haven had to endure a ten-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Career Magnet on Friday as East Haven made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Yellowjackets have posted since September 5th.
The win didn't come easy: Career Magnet scored at least 16 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-9, 25-16, 25-12.
East Haven can attribute much of their success to Eve Backhaus, who had seven aces and 15 assists. That's the most aces Backhaus has posted in her last 12 games.
East Haven was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in four consecutive contests.
Lyman Hall's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for East Haven, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Lyman Hall has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 13.2 aces per game. However, it's not like East Haven struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lyman Hall came out on top in a nail-biter against East Haven in their previous matchup on September 9th, sneaking past 3-2. Will Lyman Hall repeat their success, or does East Haven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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