Southington is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Glastonbury is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Blue Knights will welcome the Guardians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, Southington made easy work of New Britain and carried off a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-14, 25-19.
Southington's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laura Esguerra, who had 16 assists and seven aces. With that strong performance, Esguerra is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. Angelica Stavidlo also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
They weren't the only good servers: Southington was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Glastonbury got the win against Edwin O. Smith on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Glastonbury took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-11, 25-14.
Southington better focus on containing Leah Mosca and Abby Kantor as the pair were huge in Glastonbury's win. Mosca had six digs and three aces, while Kantor had three digs and two aces.
Glastonbury's win bumped their record up to 21-2-2. As for Southington, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Southington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Glastonbury struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
