Coventry is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Griswold is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Coventry Patriots will host the Griswold Wolverines at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Coventry made easy work of Suffield and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Coventry took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-5, 25-5.
Coventry can attribute much of their success to Abigail Polo, who had 12 aces, five digs, a kill, and a block, and Charlotte Wesoloskie, who had ten digs and four aces. Polo is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last 34 games she's played dating back to last season.
Coventry was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Griswold got the win against Montville on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-7, 25-19.
Carly Rubino was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had eight digs.
Coventry's victory bumped their record up to 15-3. As for Griswold, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Coventry has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Griswold struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Coventry was able to grind out a solid victory over Griswold when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Coventry repeat their success, or does Griswold have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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