Volleyball Preview: Southington Blue Knights vs. Glastonbury Guardians
Southington is 9-1 against Glastonbury since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Southington Blue Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Glastonbury Guardians at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: RHAM, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Southington was ranked first). Southington was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over RHAM on Wednesday.
Southington walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-16, 25-12, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Glastonbury had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They came out on top against the River Hawks by a score of 3-1.
Glastonbury walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 20-25, 25-18.
Glastonbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive games.
Southington pushed their record up to 32-1 with the win, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Glastonbury, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Southington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Glastonbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southington took their victory against Glastonbury in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Does Southington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glastonbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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