Old Lyme has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Coginchaug Regional Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Old Lyme will be strutting in after a victory while Coginchaug Regional will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Old Lyme finally turned things around against Portland on Monday. Everything went their way against the Highlanders as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Wildcats have posted since September 9th.
Old Lyme never let Portland on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-17, 26-24.
Old Lyme 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 five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Coginchaug Regional came up short against Hale Ray on Monday and fell 3-1.
Coginchaug Regional 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 22-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-15.
Old Lyme's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Coginchaug Regional, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season.
Old Lyme might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Coginchaug Regional when the teams last played back in September. Can Old Lyme avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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