The Ansonia Chargers will head out on the road to face off against the Derby Red Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Ansonia is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Ansonia didn't have quite enough to beat Crosby and fell 1-0.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Ansonia sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-5.
Meanwhile, Derby entered their tilt with Wilby on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Derby was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-14, 25-10.
Derby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Ansonia's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Derby, their victory bumped their record up to 8-10.
Ansonia came up short against Derby in their previous meeting on October 3rd, falling 3-1. Can Ansonia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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