Cromwell is 2-8 against Haddam-Killingworth since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Cromwell Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Haddam-Killingworth Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Cromwell made easy work of Portland and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Cromwell walked away with the win (but they looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-16, 25-18.
Emily Franco was the offensive standout of the game as she had 12 digs.
Cromwell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 10.4.
Meanwhile, Haddam-Killingworth put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past East Hampton 3-2.
Haddam-Killingworth 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, 24-26, 25-15, 25-19, 15-8.
The win got Cromwell back to even at 6-6. As for Haddam-Killingworth, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Cromwell came up short against Haddam-Killingworth when the teams last played on September 9th, falling 3-1. Can Cromwell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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