Portland is on a 17-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, North Branford a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Wednesday. The Portland Highlanders will host the North Branford Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Portland came up short against Valley Regional on Monday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-1, 25-5.
Meanwhile, North Branford didn't have quite enough to beat Coginchaug Regional on Monday and fell 3-2.
North Branford took Coginchaug Regional into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 15-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 25-0, 0-25, 0-25, 15-0.
Portland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for North Branford, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Portland might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from North Branford in their previous matchup back in September. Can Portland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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