Volleyball Preview: North Branford Thunderbirds vs. Derby Red Raiders
After both having extra time off, the North Branford Thunderbirds and the Derby Red Raiders will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. North Branford will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
North Branford is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Valley Regional just ended the team's seven-game winning streak last Saturday. They fell 3-1 to the Warriors. The Thunderbirds haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 26-28, 25-19.
Derby aren't just finding success at home, as their game two weeks ago extended their overall winning streak to five. They skirted past Watertown 3-2.
Derby took Watertown into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Vanessa Nguyen was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 14 digs.
Derby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive games.
North Branford's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Derby, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
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