The Pomperaug Panthers will face off against the Woodstock Academy Centaurs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Pomperaug is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Masuk, who was ranked 11th at the time (Pomperaug was ranked 19th). Pomperaug took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Masuk on Tuesday. Pomperaug has struggled against Masuk recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Pomperaug started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Woodstock Academy came up short against Wolcott RVT on Friday, falling 3-0.
While Woodstock Academy was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-23, 25-22.
Woodstock Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Pomperaug, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
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