Waterford typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday East Lyme proved too difficult a challenge. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Waterford Lancers 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Vikings, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
East Lyme was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-29, 25-19, 20-25, 25-20, 15-0.
East Lyme was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
East Lyme is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Waterford, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.
East Lyme has already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Woodstock Academy on the 30th. As for Waterford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Fitch on the 28th.
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