Volleyball Game Preview: Derby Red Raiders vs. Waterbury Career Academy Spartans + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2025, 1:34am

Volleyball Preview: Derby Red Raiders vs. Waterbury Career Academy Spartans

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the CT Interscholastic Athletic Conference (CIAC) & Derby High School. Watch Full Replay

Derby hasn't had much luck against Waterbury Career Academy recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Red Raiders will host the Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Derby came up short against Woodland Regional on Friday, falling 3-0.

The final score came out to 25-14, 25-10, 25-10.

Meanwhile, Waterbury Career Academy entered their matchup against Holy Cross on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Spartans lost 3-0 to the Crusaders. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Spartans have suffered since November 4, 2024.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-20, 25-19.

Waterbury Career Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Derby, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

Derby suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Waterbury Career Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Red Raiders, Tiffany Rodriguez (who had 19 digs and four aces) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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