The Avon Falcons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Canton Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Avon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Hall, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Avon was ranked 22nd). Avon walked away with a 3-1 win over Hall on Friday.
Avon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-15, 25-16, 25-10.
Avon relied on the efforts of Ainsley Evans, who had 16 digs and three aces, and Tessa Robertson, who had six digs, two kills, and 36 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Robertson now posted 18 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Avon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Canton made easy work of Sports & Medical Sciences Academy last Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-15, 25-17.
Avon's record is now 7-1. As for Canton, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went Avon's way against Canton in their previous meeting back in October of 2014 as Avon made off with a 3-0 win. Will Avon repeat their success, or does Canton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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