Simsbury hasn't had much luck against Southington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Simsbury Trojans will be staying on the road to face off against the Southington Blue Knights at 6:00 p.m.
Simsbury is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Farmington, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Simsbury was ranked 22nd). Simsbury lost 3-0 to Farmington on Thursday. The Trojans' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Southington posted their biggest win since September 13th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Berlin as Southington made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Knights.
Southington's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Berlin between 16 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-16, 25-17.
Southington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Paige Raines led the charge by getting 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Raines has posted in her last seven matchups. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Ferreira, who had 16 digs.
Southington 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 three consecutive contests.
Simsbury's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Southington, their win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Simsbury might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Southington in their previous matchup on September 3rd. Can Simsbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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