Crosby is 0-10 against Waterbury Career Academy since October of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Crosby Bulldogs will square off against the Waterbury Career Academy Spartans at 5:15 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crosby took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Derby , sneaking past 3-2.
Crosby had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first firsttwo sets, they turned around to win the next four. After all that action, the final score was 23-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Waterbury Career Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Ansonia on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
In the three sets Waterbury Career Academy was on fire: they won each by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-13, 28-30, 25-8.
Tiffany Rodriguez was nothing short of spectacular: she had 11 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Waterbury Career Academy kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're block total in three consecutive contests.
Crosby's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Waterbury Career Academy, their record is now 3-1.
Crosby might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Waterbury Career Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Crosby avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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