The Bridgeport Central Hilltoppers will head out on the road to face off against the Ludlowe Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Bridgeport Central will be strutting in after a win while Ludlowe will be coming in after a defeat.
Bridgeport Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Norwalk, who was ranked 16th at the time (Bridgeport Central was ranked 22nd). The Hilltoppers had just enough and edged out the Bears 3-2 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Hilltoppers in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won four in a row.
Bridgeport Central took Norwalk into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Ludlowe took on Trumbull on Monday. The Falcons lost 3-0 to the Eagles. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
While Ludlowe was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-22, 25-14.
Bridgeport Central's win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Ludlowe, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Bridgeport Central skirted past Ludlowe 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2025. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Falcons' Richard Kim, who had 25 digs and one assist. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for the Hilltoppers to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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