Plainfield is 2-8 against Lyman Memorial since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Plainfield Panthers will be playing at home against the Lyman Memorial Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Plainfield is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Ledyard by a score of 3-2.
Plainfield started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-4.
Even though they lost, Plainfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lyman Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Griswold.
Lyman Memorial started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-22, 25-17, 25-11.
Plainfield's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Lyman Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
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