If Stratford was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of New Fairfield last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stratford Red Devils fell just short of the Brookfield Bobcats by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Red Devils were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bobcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2023.
Stratford wouldn't go down easily and took Brookfield into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 20-25, 15-4.
Despite the loss, Stratford still got an impressive performance from Sophie DeLise, who had 13 digs.
Even though they lost, Stratford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 12 consecutive games.
Stratford dropped their record down to 9-3 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Brookfield, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Stratford will be playing in front of their home fans against Weston at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Weston will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Stratford surely won't give up without a fight. As for Brookfield, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats challenges Panthers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
