Volleyball Preview: Valley Regional Warriors vs. East Hampton Bellringers
The Valley Regional Warriors will head out to square off against the East Hampton Bellringers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Valley Regional will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak.
Last Monday, everything went Valley Regional's way against Portland as Valley Regional made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Valley Regional took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-1, 25-5.
Valley Regional can attribute much of their success to Kellyn Kolber, who had nine aces, three digs, and two kills, and Rubee Cecchini, who hit 80% for 13 killseight digs and four aces. The last time Cecchini's hitting percentage was this high was back in October of 2023.
Valley Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, East Hampton had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Yellowjackets by a score of 2-0.
East Hampton's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping East Haven between 20 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-21.
Valley Regional's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for East Hampton, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Everything went Valley Regional's way against East Hampton when the teams last played back in September, as Valley Regional made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Valley Regional since the squad 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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