Southington has won 16 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Glastonbury has won 16 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Southington Blue Knights will take on the Glastonbury Guardians at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Southington beat Conard 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-13, 22-25, 25-16.
Southington's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Sophie Janiszewska, who had 15 digs, and Paige Raines, who had 14 digs, five aces, and a kill.
Meanwhile, Glastonbury got the win against Northwest Catholic on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-4, 25-19, 25-13.
Glastonbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Southington's victory bumped their record up to 22-1. As for Glastonbury, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Southington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Glastonbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southington skirted past Glastonbury 3-2 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Southington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glastonbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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