Hamden entered their tilt with Branford on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Branford Hornets. That's more bragging rights for the Green Dragons, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
While Hamden won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-10, 25-19.
Leading Hamden to victory were Thea Zuccardy and Ciara Vazquez. Zuccardy had four digs and three aces, while Vazquez had seven digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Hamden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Branford still got an impressive performance from Sophie Santos, who had nine digs, four aces, and two kills. That's the most aces Santos has posted in she last seven matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley O'Brien, who had nine digs and two aces.
The victory got Hamden back to even at 4-4. As for Branford, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hamden will host North Haven at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Branford, they will square off against East Haven at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Branford is facing East Haven at the right time seeing as East Haven is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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