Volleyball Preview: Derby Red Raiders vs. North Branford Thunderbirds
After both having extra time off, the Derby Red Raiders and the North Branford Thunderbirds will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Derby will be strutting in after a victory while North Branford will be coming in after a loss.
North Branford is hoping to do what Watertown couldn't two weeks ago: put an end to Derby's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Derby sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Watertown.
Derby took Watertown into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Vanessa Nguyen was the offensive standout of the match as she had 14 digs.
Derby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Branford unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak last Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valley Regional. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost eight in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-17, 26-28, 25-19.
The victory got Derby back to even at 10-10. As for North Branford, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
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