Southington unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Greenwich Cardinals on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Blue Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Southington might've come up short, but they didn't make it easy on Greenwich: 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.
Lily Eidukaityte paced Southington's offense, picking up 12 kills. Eidukaityte got some help from Laura Esguerra and her 14 assists.
Greenwich found their leader in sophomore Bailee Dayon, who had 12 digs and four assists.
Coming up, Southington will look to defend their home court on Friday against South Windsor at 6:00 p.m. As for Greenwich, they will head out to square off against Newtown at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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