Bristol and Windham are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Bristol Panthers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Windham Bombers at 5:30 p.m.
Bristol came up short against Maplewood on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Bristol had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least nine points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-9, 25-9.
Meanwhile, Windham hadn't done well against Champion recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Windham had just enough and edged Champion out 2-1.
Windham was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (69-62), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-21, 25-23.
Bristol dropped their record down to 1-11 with the loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Windham, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Bristol has serving mastered this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Windham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Bristol suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Windham in their previous matchup back in August. Can Bristol avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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