After a string of 22 wins dating back to last season, Maloney's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of the Glastonbury Guardians by a score of 3-2. That makes it the first time this season the Spartans have let down their home crowd.
Maloney wouldn't go down easily and took Glastonbury into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 25-27, 25-13, 25-14, 27-29, 15-9.
Even though they lost, Maloney was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 36 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Glastonbury found their leader in sophomore Leah Mosca, who had 15 digs.
Having lost for the first time this season, Maloney fell to 21-1. As for Glastonbury, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 18-6-2.
After both having extra time off, Maloney and Kennedy will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Glastonbury, they will square off against Farmington at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Farmington is coming into the game with 14 straight victories at home, so Glastonbury will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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