North Branford waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the East Hampton Bellringers 3-0. The Thunderbirds have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bellringers, too.
North Branford never let East Hampton on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
Olivia Cahill paced North Branford's offense, picking up 12 kills. Cahill got some help from
Lauren Vitarisi and her 19 assists. Vitarisi also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Samantha Melillo, racking up two apiece.
Ava France and Kendall Jump certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. France had 11 digs and two aces, while Jump had six digs and two aces.
North Branford pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for East Hampton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-10 record this season.
North Branford wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 defeat against Valley Regional on the 26th. East Hampton has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Prince RVT on the 4th.
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