The Old Lyme Wildcats will head out to face off against the Montville Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Old Lyme has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while Montville will come in with three straight wins.
Last Thursday, Old Lyme came up short against Norwich RVT and fell 3-1. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-22 in the first set.
Old Lyme 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 22-25, 25-18, 25-21, 28-26.
Meanwhile, Montville had just enough and edged Mercy out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Montville wouldn't go down easily and took Mercy into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-15, 20-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Montville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive games.
Old Lyme's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Montville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Old Lyme has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Montville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Old Lyme came up short against Montville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Old Lyme avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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