Volleyball Preview: New London Whalers vs. Wheeler Lions
New London and Wheeler are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, New London finally turned things around against Norwich RVT on Tuesday. They skirted past the Warriors 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day New London got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 15-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Wheeler had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. They blew past the Whippets 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-20.
New London's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-14. As for Wheeler, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
New London might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Wheeler when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can New London avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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