The Maloney Spartans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Kennedy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Maloney is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Glastonbury, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Maloney was ranked 17th). Maloney fell just short of Glastonbury by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The Spartans' loss signaled the end of their 22-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Maloney wouldn't go down easily and took Glastonbury into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-13, 25-14, 27-29, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Maloney was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 36 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Kennedy faced off against Woodland Regional last Saturday. Kennedy came up short against Woodland Regional, falling 3-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Maloney fell to 21-1. As for Kennedy, their record now sits at 9-11.
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