After starting their season with seven straight games on the road, Stratford is finally coming home. They will welcome the Bunnell Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Stratford is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Newtown just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Nighthawks, falling 3-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Red Devils were not able to get on the board.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-14, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Bunnell lost 3-0 to Stratford on Thursday. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 25-23.
Having lost for the first time this season, Stratford fell to 6-1. As for Bunnell, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Stratford has serving mastered this season, having averaged 22.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Bunnell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Stratford's way against Bunnell in their previous meeting on Thursday as Stratford made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Stratford repeat their success, or does Bunnell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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