On Friday, Southington faced Farmington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Southington Blue Knights had just enough and edged the Farmington River Hawks out 3-2. The Blue Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the River Hawks, too.
Southington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 21-25, 25-13, 25-13, 15-12.
Southington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Despite the loss, Farmington still got an impressive performance from Jamie Zadrozny, who had 24 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Zadrozny has posted since back in September.
Southington pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Farmington, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 16-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southington will square off against Conard at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Farmington, they will face off against Glastonbury at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Glastonbury will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Farmington surely won't give up without a fight.
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