Volleyball Recap: Hannah Planas Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Bloomfield

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 1:01pm

Volleyball Recap: New Britain Golden Hurricanes vs. Bloomfield Warhawks

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New Britain posted their biggest win since October 16, 2023 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bloomfield Warhawks with a sharp 3-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Golden Hurricanes, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: New Britain took every set by at least 11 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-14, 25-7.

New Britain's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Hannah Planas, who had five aces. The dominant performance gave Planas a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Janyah Tirado, who had five aces and three digs.

She wasn't the only good server: New Britain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 33 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.

New Britain's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-12. As for Bloomfield, their defeat was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 0-14.

New Britain will host South Windsor at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Bloomfield, they will welcome Newington at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

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