Volleyball Preview: Woodstock Academy Centaurs vs. Waterford Lancers
The Woodstock Academy Centaurs will face off against the Waterford Lancers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Woodstock Academy is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Woodstock Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Glastonbury, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Woodstock Academy was ranked eighth). Woodstock Academy took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Glastonbury on Saturday. The matchup marked the Centaurs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Woodstock Academy couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Glastonbury a tough time in the first set. The final score came out to 32-30, 25-27, 25-16, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Waterford beat Hale Ray 3-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
Waterford had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-14.
Waterford found their leader in underclassman Mali Stelik, who had 19 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyra DeAngelis, who had six digs and three aces.
Waterford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Woodstock Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for Waterford, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-3.
Everything went Woodstock Academy's way against Waterford in their previous meeting back in September, as Woodstock Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Woodstock Academy 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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