East Hartford is 0-4 against Maloney since April of 2022 but things could change on Wednesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m. Maloney took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on East Hartford, who comes in off a win.
East Hartford will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating South Windsor, who they had gone 0-7 against in their seven prior meetings. The Hornets walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Bobcats last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
East Hartford was especially dominant in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 14-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Maloney faced Conard in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Spartans fell just short of the Red Wolves by a score of 3-2. The Spartans have struggled against the Red Wolves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meeting.
Maloney wouldn't go down easily and took Conard into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-16, 23-25, 16-25, 15-8.
East Hartford will have to contain Abdiel Cividanes as he made an impact in Maloney's last game. He had 20 digs.
Maloney's loss dropped their record down to 20-2. As for East Hartford, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
East Hartford might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Maloney in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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