Volleyball Preview: New Milford Green Wave vs. Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars
New Milford has gone 10-0 against Kolbe-Cathedral recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The New Milford Green Wave will be playing at home against the Kolbe-Cathedral Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Wednesday, New Milford didn't have quite enough to beat McMahon and fell 3-2. The loss was the Green Wave's first of the season.
New Milford took McMahon into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-21, 18-25, 22-25, 25-21, 15-13.
The losing side was boosted by Elena Stein, who had two aces and 18 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: New Milford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McMahon only served seven.
Meanwhile, Kolbe-Cathedral came up short against McMahon on Friday, falling 3-0. The Cougars have struggled against the Senators recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-23, 25-10.
Having lost for the first time this season, New Milford fell to 2-1. As for Kolbe-Cathedral, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went New Milford's way against Kolbe-Cathedral in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as New Milford made off with a 3-0 win. Will New Milford repeat their success, or does Kolbe-Cathedral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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