New Canaan and McMahon are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The New Canaan Rams are on the road again on Monday to play the McMahon Senators at 4:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
New Canaan lost 3-0 to Darien on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Blue Wave: they've now lost nine in a row.
New Canaan was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, McMahon came up short against Ridgefield on Monday and fell 3-1. While the Senators didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-18 in the first period.
McMahon started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-21.
Even though they lost, McMahon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive contests.
New Canaan's defeat dropped their record down to 3-7. As for McMahon, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
New Canaan was able to grind out a solid victory over McMahon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Canaan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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