The Bristol Eastern Lancers's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Avon Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Avon took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bristol Eastern, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Bristol Eastern finally turned things around against Newington on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Nor'easters.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 27-25.
Meanwhile, Avon entered their contest against Granby Memorial on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Avon lost 3-0 to Granby Memorial. The game marked the first time this season in which the Falcons were not able to get on the board.
While Avon was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Granby Memorial's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-17, 25-23.
Bristol Eastern's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Avon, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2.
Bristol Eastern might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Avon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Avon's Ruby Worth, who had 22 digs. Now that Bristol Eastern knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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