The East Longmeadow Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Southwick Regional Rams at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, East Longmeadow didn't have quite enough to beat Westfield and fell 3-2. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Bombers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
East Longmeadow started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 24-26, 25-21, 25-20, 15-6.
Meanwhile, Southwick Regional came up short against West Springfield on Friday and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-17, 20-25, 25-13.
Even though they lost, Southwick Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in five consecutive games.
East Longmeadow's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Southwick Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
East Longmeadow beat Southwick Regional 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Longmeadow since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
