Glastonbury is 1-9 against Southington since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Glastonbury Guardians are on the road again to play the Southington Blue Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Glastonbury is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Farmington, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Glastonbury was ranked fifth). Glastonbury came out on top against Farmington by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Glastonbury was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-19, 20-25, 25-18.
Glastonbury 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 matches.
Meanwhile, Southington waltzed into their game on Wednesday with 18 straight wins... but they left with 19. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Raptors.
Southington walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-17.
Glastonbury is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6-2 record this season. As for Southington, their victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 32-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Glastonbury has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Southington struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Glastonbury suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Southington when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Glastonbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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