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| 10/01/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 10/18/23 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/14/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/17/21 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 11/05/20 - Away | 3-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Bristol Central has gone a perfect 8-0 against Lewis Mills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Spartans at 6:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Bristol Central's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Lewis Mills has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
On Wednesday, Bristol Central got the win against Bristol Eastern by a conclusive 3-0.
Bristol Central's got stronger as the match went on, holding Bristol Eastern to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-10.
Bristol Central can attribute much of their success to Emalyn Kirk, who had 21 digs and two assists, and Azaria Rochester, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most aces Rochester has posted since back in October of 2024.
They weren't the only good servers: Bristol Central was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lewis Mills beat Tolland 3-1 on Wednesday.
Lewis Mills had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19.
Bristol Central's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Lewis Mills, their victory bumped their record up to 2-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Bristol Central has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9 aces per game. However, it's not like Lewis Mills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Bristol Central's way against Lewis Mills in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Bristol Central made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
