Volleyball Preview: Ridgefield Tigers vs. Bridgeport Central Hilltoppers
Ridgefield has gone 9-0 against Bridgeport Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Tigers fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They came out on top against St. Joseph by a score of 3-1 last Thursday.
Ridgefield was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-19, 25-16, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Bridgeport Central got the win against Kolbe-Cathedral on Monday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Bridgeport Central was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-10.
Bridgeport Central was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive games.
Everything went Ridgefield's way against Bridgeport Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Ridgefield made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ridgefield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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