After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Newtown, Stratford was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They won by a set and slipped past the Bunnell Bulldogs 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Red Devils, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Stratford had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 16-25, 25-17, 25-21, 16-14.
Sophie DeLise was nothing short of spectacular: she had 30 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last seven matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Iodice, who had 14 digs.
Stratford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Stratford's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Bunnell, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Stratford will square off against New Fairfield at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Bunnell, they will face off against Bethel at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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