On Thursday Wethersfield will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Riverdale Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Wethersfield beat Elmwood 2-0.
Wethersfield easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Riverdale hadn't done well against Rockridge recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Riverdale skirted past Rockridge 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Riverdale got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 15-25, 25-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Riverdale to victory, but perhaps none more so than Breckin Delarosa, who had 13 digs, a kill, and 40 assists. Delarosa is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last 23 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ali Deporter, who had 12 digs.
Wethersfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 20-5 record this season. As for Riverdale, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-5-1.
Wethersfield was able to grind out a solid victory over Riverdale in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wethersfield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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