Volleyball Preview: Haddam-Killingworth Cougars vs. Cromwell Panthers
Haddam-Killingworth is 8-2 against Cromwell since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Haddam-Killingworth Cougars will host the Cromwell Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Haddam-Killingworth is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Wednesday, Haddam-Killingworth had just enough and edged East Hampton out 3-2.
Haddam-Killingworth had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 24-26, 25-15, 25-19, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Cromwell made easy work of Portland on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Cromwell was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-16, 25-18.
Cromwell can attribute much of their success to Emily Franco, who had 12 digs.
Cromwell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.4.
Haddam-Killingworth's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Cromwell, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Haddam-Killingworth beat Cromwell 3-1 in their previous matchup on September 9th. Will Haddam-Killingworth repeat their success, or does Cromwell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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