The Greenwich Cardinals will challenge the Darien Blue Wave at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Greenwich sitting on four straight wins and Darien on 41 (dating back to last season).
Greenwich is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Trumbull, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Greenwich was ranked fourth). Greenwich walked away with a 3-1 victory over Trumbull on Monday.
Greenwich walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-13, 12-25, 25-19.
Joy Houdre had an outrageously good game as she had 20 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.7 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Darien got the win against New Canaan on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
One reason for the win was Darien's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-20.
Darien was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive games.
Greenwich's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Darien, their win bumped their record up to 13-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Greenwich has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Darien struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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