Lyman Memorial is 8-2 against Plainfield since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lyman Memorial Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Plainfield Panthers at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Wednesday, Lyman Memorial came up short against Griswold and fell 3-1.
Lyman Memorial started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-22, 25-17, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Plainfield didn't have quite enough to beat Ledyard on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Plainfield started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-4.
Even though they lost, Plainfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
Lyman Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Plainfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Lyman Memorial came out on top in a nail-biter against Plainfield in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Plainfield's Shae Valentin, who had 22 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lyman Memorial still be able to contain Valentin? There's only one way to find out.
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