There's no place like home for Hale Ray, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the North Branford Thunderbirds on Thursday as they made off with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Noises, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Hale Ray never let North Branford on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-13, 26-24.
Hale Ray was led to victory by Fenway Jankowski and Maggie Janecek. Jankowski had 13 digs, while Janecek had 16 digs and two aces. Janecek has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last four times she's played.
They weren't the only good server: Hale Ray 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 seven aces in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Noises
| 09/04/25 vs North Branford | 3-0 |
| 10/24/24 vs Coginchaug Regional | 3-0 |
| 10/16/24 vs Haddam-Killingworth | 3-2 |
| 10/14/24 vs Old Lyme | 3-0 |
| 10/09/24 vs Cromwell | 3-0 |
| 10/07/24 vs East Hampton | 3-0 |
Hale Ray pushed their record up to 1-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Branford, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Hale Ray will challenge rival Coginchaug Regional at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, North Branford is set to square off against their familiar foe Valley Regional at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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