Trumbull has gone 8-2 against New Canaan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Trumbull Eagles will head out to challenge the New Canaan Rams at 4:00 p.m. Trumbull is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Last Wednesday, Trumbull made easy work of Ridgefield and carried off a 3-0 win.
Trumbull never let Ridgefield on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
Meanwhile, New Canaan hadn't done well against St. Joseph recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. New Canaan had just enough and edged St. Joseph out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
New Canaan 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 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-8.
Kelly Vance was the offensive standout of the match as she had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
New Canaan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in eight consecutive games.
Trumbull is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for New Canaan, their record now sits at 5-9.
Trumbull took their victory against New Canaan in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trumbull since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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