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| 09/18/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 09/19/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/15/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against St. Paul Catholic, Torrington was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Derby Red Raiders, sneaking past 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Red Raiders: they've now won three in a row.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Torrington got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-20, 23-25, 25-14, 25-27, 15-13.
Torrington was led to victory by Piper Robinson and Kailyn Castillo. Robinson had ten digs and five assists, while Castillo had seven aces, five kills, and four digs. Those seven aces gave Castillo a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Torrington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Derby only served eight aces.
Several Red Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Shea Gray, who had 15 kills and nine digs. Gray is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Melanie Fearon, who had eight digs, six kills, and four aces.
The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 2-4. As for Derby, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Torrington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Waterbury Career Academy on the 19th. As for Derby, they have also already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Wilby on the 19th.
