The Griswold Wolverines are on the road again on Monday to play the Woodstock Academy Centaurs at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Griswold is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Coventry, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Griswold was ranked 17th). Griswold walked away with a 3-1 victory over Coventry on Wednesday.
Griswold had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20.
Griswold kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Woodstock Academy waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They put the hurt on the Colonels with a sharp 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-6, 25-11, 25-18.
Griswold's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Woodstock Academy, their record now sits at 18-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Griswold has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11 aces per game. However, it's not like Woodstock Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Griswold suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Woodstock Academy in their previous matchup back in September. Can Griswold avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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