East Hartford faced Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Hornets were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley. The Hornets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley, too.
East Hartford never let Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-19, 25-23.
Josh Ikechukwu paced East Hartford's offense, picking up 16 kills. Ikechukwu got some help from Ethan Lopez and his 31 assists. Raymi Mejia controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
East Hartford now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Coming up, East Hartford will head out on the road to take on Newington at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Sports & Medical Sciences Academy/Bulkeley, they will welcome Woodstock Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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