East Hartford faced Glastonbury in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Hornets fell just short of the Guardians by a score of 3-2. The Hornets' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
East Hartford took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-16, 15-13.
Josh Ikechukwu paced East Hartford's offense, picking up 22 kills. Ikechukwu got some help from Ethan Lopez and his 40 assists. Lopez was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Glastonbury was led to victory by Brady Parent and Trevor Hoffman. Parent had nine digs, while Hoffman had 13 kills, 12 digs, and two aces. Hoffman is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had 11 or more in each of the last four games he's played. Alex Niland also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
East Hartford's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Glastonbury, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
East Hartford has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Enfield on the 5th. As for Glastonbury, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Conard on the 5th.
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