Volleyball Preview: Wolcott Eagles vs. Torrington Raiders
Wolcott is 10-0 against Torrington since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Wolcott Eagles will welcome the Torrington Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After dropping their season opener at home, Torrington is headed out to face a Eagles squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Wolcott fell 3-1 to Woodland Regional on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost eight in a row.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 22-25, 25-8, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Torrington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Waterbury Career Academy.
Torrington came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 18-25, 25-22, 25-22.
Even though they lost, Torrington 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 eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Wolcott beat Torrington 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Wolcott repeat their success, or does Torrington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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