The Plainville Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the New Britain Golden Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Plainville will head out to face New Britain after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. The Blue Devils fell just short of Wethersfield by a score of 3-2. While the Blue Devils didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-20 in the first set.
Plainville came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, New Britain came up short against Wethersfield on Friday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Golden Hurricanes in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
While New Britain was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Wethersfield's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-12, 25-16.
Plainville will have to contain Mia Zayas as she made an impact in New Britain's last game. She had 18 digs and one assist. Zayas has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played.
The loss was their first at home , dropping their record down to 7-3. As for New Britain, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Plainville took their win against New Britain in their previous matchup on September 8th by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils 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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