The Ridgefield Tigers will face off against the New Canaan Rams at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Ridgefield is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Ridgefield didn't have quite enough to beat Darien and fell 3-2.
Ridgefield took Darien into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-12, 23-25, 21-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, New Canaan narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past St. Joseph 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
New Canaan had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-8.
New Canaan can attribute much of their success to Kelly Vance, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces Vance has posted since back in September.
New Canaan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph only served ten.
Ridgefield now has a losing record at 5-6-1. As for New Canaan, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-9.
Ridgefield beat New Canaan 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Ridgefield repeat their success, or does New Canaan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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