Volleyball Preview: New Canaan Rams vs. St. Joseph Cadets
New Canaan is 2-7 against St. Joseph since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The New Canaan Rams will look to defend their home court against the St. Joseph Cadets at 5:30 p.m. New Canaan will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, New Canaan finally turned things around against Bridgeport Central on Monday. They put the hurt on the Hilltoppers with a sharp 3-0 win.
While New Canaan won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-23, 25-15.
New Canaan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph had just enough and edged McMahon out 3-2 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cadets.
St. Joseph was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (100-91), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 12-25, 25-20, 14-25, 15-10.
St. Joseph found their leader in underclassman Gina Coppola, who had 20 digs. Those 20 digs set a new season-high mark for Coppola.
New Canaan's victory bumped their record up to 4-9. As for St. Joseph, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: New Canaan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Canaan might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Joseph in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will New Canaan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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