Tolland and Edwin O. Smith are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Tolland Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Edwin O. Smith Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Tolland didn't have quite enough to beat Newington and fell 3-2. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Nor'easters 26-24 in the first set.
Tolland took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-16, 18-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Edwin O. Smith lost 3-0 to RHAM on Thursday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, 25-15.
Tolland has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Edwin O. Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Everything went Tolland's way against Edwin O. Smith in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Tolland made off with a 3-0 win. Will Tolland repeat their success, or does Edwin O. Smith have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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