Volleyball Recap: Granby Memorial Bears vs. Coventry Patriots
On Thursday, Granby Memorial faced Coventry in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Granby Memorial Bears walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Coventry Patriots. The win was familiar territory for the Bears who have now won 11 matchups in a row.
Granby Memorial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-20, 25-17, 25-23.
Granby Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 39 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Coventry still got an impressive performance from Charlotte Wesoloskie, who had 29 digs and three aces. Wesoloskie is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Bushnell, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Granby Memorial's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. As for Coventry, they moved to 12-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Granby Memorial will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Rockville, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Coventry has already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Tolland on the 14th.
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