Bristol Eastern entered their tilt with Middletown on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Middletown Blue Dragons as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Lancers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Blue Dragons, too.
A big factor in the win was Bristol Eastern's feisty defense: they held Middletown to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-23, 25-17.
Bristol Eastern was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive games.
Bristol Eastern's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-6. As for Middletown, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Bristol Eastern and Maloney will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Maloney will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Bristol Eastern surely won't give up without a fight. As for Middletown, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Plainville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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