On Wednesday, Southington faced RHAM in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Southington Blue Knights were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the RHAM Raptors. Winning may never get old, but the Blue Knights sure are getting used to it with their 19th in a row.
Southington walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-12, 25-17.
Natalee Grindle paced Southington's offense, picking up 16 kills. Grindle got some help from
Laura Esguerra and her 35 assists. Esguerra also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Alyssa Ferreira, racking up three apiece.
Despite the loss, RHAM still got an impressive performance from Neve Tyler, who had 16 digs.
Southington's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 32-1. As for RHAM, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 15 games and leaves them with a 21-5 record.
Southington will play host again on Saturday to welcome Glastonbury, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Glastonbury will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Southington surely won't give up without a fight. RHAM does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
