The Montville Wolves will venture away from home to square off against the Haddam-Killingworth Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Montville will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Montville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Harvard Ellis Tech.
Montville never let Harvard Ellis Tech on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-18.
Montville can attribute much of their success to Alyna Ovalles, who had nine digs and three aces. That's the most aces Ovalles has posted since back in September.
Montville 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 six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Haddam-Killingworth entered their contest against Hale Ray last Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Haddam-Killingworth fell just short of Hale Ray by a score of 3-2.
Haddam-Killingworth wouldn't go down easily and took Hale Ray into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17, 22-25, 17-25, 15-12.
Haddam-Killingworth might have lost, but man, Caley Napoletano was a machine: she had 38 digs. Napoletano is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 13 games she's played.
Montville has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season. As for Haddam-Killingworth, their loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Montville has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Haddam-Killingworth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.4. 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.
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