After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Coginchaug Regional, Old Lyme was happy to have turned things around on Monday. Everything went their way against the Portland Highlanders as the Old Lyme Wildcats made off with a 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Old Lyme was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-15, 25-17.
Old Lyme found their leader in underclassman Kaylyn Vernon, who had five aces and 12 assists. With that strong performance, Vernon is now averaging an impressive 2.3 aces per game.
Old Lyme was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Old Lyme's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Portland, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Old Lyme will head out to take on East Hampton at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Portland, they will head out on the road to square off against Hale Ray at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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