The New Britain Golden Hurricanes will venture away from home to challenge the Maloney Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
New Britain is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Xavier, who was ranked 25th at the time (New Britain was ranked 12th). The Golden Hurricanes took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons on Thursday. The Golden Hurricanes' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 15-25, 25-14, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Maloney entered their tilt with Lewis Mills on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Lewis Mills.
While Maloney won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-8, 25-23.
New Britain's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Maloney, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: New Britain has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Maloney struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Britain came up short against Maloney when the teams last played on May 2nd, falling 3-1. Can the Golden Hurricanes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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