Lafayette is 1-9 against Branford since October of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hornets will host the Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m.
Lafayette is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 2nd on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Oak Hall. The shutout was out of character for the Hornets seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Lafayette was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-13, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Branford was able to grind out a solid victory over Suwannee on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. The Buccaneers haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Branford easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20.
Branford's victory bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Lafayette, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Lafayette couldn't quite get it done against Branford in their previous matchup back in September as they fell 3-1. Will the Hornets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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