The Southington Blue Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Conard Red Wolves at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Southington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Newington, who was ranked sixth at the time (Southington was ranked 20th). The Blue Knights lost 3-0 to the Nor'easters on Friday.
While Southington was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the third set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-18, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Conard put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Hall 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-11, 25-19.
Southington better keep an eye on Jonah W. He was instrumental in Conard's win, getting 11 digs and one assist. Rafael O also deserves some recognition as he had his first blocks of the season.
Conard pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southington, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Southington has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Conard struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.5 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southington might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Conard when the teams last played back in April. Can the Blue Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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