Amity Regional hasn't had much luck against Cheshire recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Amity Regional Spartans will square off against the Cheshire Rams at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Amity Regional comes in on four and Cheshire on three.
Last Wednesday, Amity Regional got the win against East Haven by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Amity Regional was: they took every set by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-16, 25-8.
Amity Regional got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lily Simons out in front who had seven digs and five aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Mario, who had five aces and 14 assists.
She wasn't the only good server: Amity Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Cheshire made easy work of Branford on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-21, 25-15.
Amity Regional's record now sits at 4-1. As for Cheshire, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Amity Regional has serving mastered this season, having averaged 15.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Cheshire 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.
Amity Regional suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cheshire in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Amity Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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