Volleyball Preview: Candor Coyotes vs. Newfield Trojans
Candor is 10-0 against Newfield since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Candor Coyotes will venture away from home to challenge the Newfield Trojans at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Candor is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Spencer-Van Etten just ended the team's five-game winning streak two weeks ago. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. The game marked the Coyotes' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Candor wouldn't go down easily and took Spencer-Van Etten into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Newfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 3-1 to Spencer-Van Etten. While the Trojans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 25-23 in the first period.
Newfield started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-20.
Candor's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-1. As for Newfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Candor took their victory against Newfield in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Candor since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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