Volleyball Preview: East Haven Yellowjackets vs. Lyman Hall Trojans
The East Haven Yellowjackets will head out to challenge the Lyman Hall Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. East Haven is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with ten losses in a row, East Haven finally turned things around against Career Magnet on Friday. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Yellowjackets have posted since September 5th.
While East Haven might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Career Magnet scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-16, 25-12.
Eve Backhaus was the offensive standout of the match as she had seven aces and 15 assists. That's the most aces she has posted in her last 12 contests.
East Haven was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 26 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lyman Hall lost 3-0 to Maloney on Tuesday. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-9.
East Haven's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Lyman Hall, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: East Haven has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Lyman Hall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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