The Torrington Raiders and the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans are set to duel on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Torrington will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Naugatuck, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Torrington won by a set and slipped past Naugatuck 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (106-100) Torrington actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-21, 14-25, 15-13.
Arianna Skarupa was a one-man wrecking crew for Torrington as she had 33 digs. With that strong performance, Skarupa is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Torrington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Waterbury Career Academy waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Indians.
Waterbury Career Academy was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Torrington has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season. As for Waterbury Career Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Torrington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Waterbury Career Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Torrington came up short against Waterbury Career Academy when the teams last played back in September, falling 3-1. Can Torrington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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