Wilby was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against the Torrington Raiders, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
While Wilby ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-23, 25-23.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Yazmin De Souza, who had eight digs and four aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Danielle Pottinger, who had 11 digs.
Even though they lost, Wilby was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine contests.
Wilby's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Torrington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8.
Wilby has already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Seymour on the 4th. As for Torrington, they will venture away from home to challenge Ansonia at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Torrington is facing Ansonia at the right time seeing as Ansonia is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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