The Haddam-Killingworth Cougars will take on the Lyman Memorial Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Haddam-Killingworth's favor as the squad sits on 12 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Lyman Memorial has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Haddam-Killingworth is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Hale Ray just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Noises by a score of 3-2. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Noises 25-20 in the first set.
Haddam-Killingworth started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 18-25, 25-17, 25-21, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Haddam-Killingworth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lyman Memorial didn't have quite enough to beat Manchester on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Lyman Memorial took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-17, 18-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-5.
Haddam-Killingworth's loss dropped their record down to 16-3. As for Lyman Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Haddam-Killingworth took their victory against Lyman Memorial in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Haddam-Killingworth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lyman Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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