Southington is on a 19-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while RHAM is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Southington Blue Knights will host the RHAM Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but likely not for long.
On Monday, Southington made easy work of Avon and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Southington took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-11, 25-10.
Southington's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laura Esguerra, who had three digs and 26 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Raines, who had ten digs.
Southington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, RHAM was able to grind out a solid win over Newington on Friday, taking the game 3-1.
RHAM's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Neve Tyler, who had 16 digs and three aces, and Sami DeGray, who had 15 digs and two aces. Tyler has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 16 times she's played.
Southington's victory bumped their record up to 31-1. As for RHAM, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Southington was able to grind out a solid win over RHAM in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. Does Southington have another victory up their sleeve, or will RHAM turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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