Griswold is 8-2 against Ledyard since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Griswold Wolverines will face off against the Ledyard Colonels at 5:30 p.m. Griswold will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Griswold made easy work of Fitch and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Griswold won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 27-25.
Carly Rubino was the offensive standout of the match as she had ten digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Griswold was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Ledyard came into Wednesday's contest having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Plainfield 3-2.
Ledyard had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-4.
Griswold's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Ledyard, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Griswold took their win against Ledyard when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Griswold since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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