Avon lost against Southington on October 7th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Avon Falcons came up short against the Southington Blue Knights, falling 3-0. The Falcons have struggled against the Blue Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-11, 25-10.
Maddie Vanvalkenburgh paced Avon's offense, picking up six kills. Vanvalkenburgh got some help from
Tessa Robertson and her 13 assists. Finally,
Amelia Morrison kept Avon's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Laura Esguerra, who had three digs and 26 assists. Another player making a difference was Paige Raines, who had ten digs.
Avon's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Southington, they pushed their record up to 31-1 with the win, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season.
Avon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southington, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome RHAM, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. RHAM will roll in looking for their 15th straight victory, something Southington surely won't give up without a fight.
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