The East Haven Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to challenge the Branford Hornets at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. East Haven is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, East Haven came up short against Law and fell 3-1.
While East Haven ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23.
East Haven's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Libby Madonna, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Eve Backhaus, who had five aces and 25 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Backhaus now posted 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, East Haven was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Branford lost 3-0 to Hamden on Friday. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Green Dragons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
While Branford was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the 0th set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-10, 25-19.
East Haven's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Branford, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
East Haven skirted past Branford 3-2 when the teams last played on September 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Haven since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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