Warde faced New Canaan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Mustangs fell just short of the Rams by a score of 3-2. The loss was the Mustangs' first of the season.
Warde took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-18, 26-28, 25-23, 15-13.
Mia Lockyer had a dynamite game For New Canaan., getting 26 digs and two aces. Those 26 digs gave Lockyer a new career-high. Claire Jan also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Warde fell to 8-1. As for New Canaan, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Warde is set to take on their familiar foe Westhill at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, New Canaan will challenge rival Greenwich at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
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