The Woburn Memorial Tanners will take on the Marblehead Magicians on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Woburn Memorial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Shepherd Hill Regional as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Tanners not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since October 3rd (when they won 3-0).
Woburn Memorial never let Shepherd Hill Regional on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-10, 25-13.
Lauren Snyder was the offensive standout of the match as she had nine assists and three aces. That's the most aces she has posted over her last nine matchups.
Meanwhile, Marblehead entered their tilt with Swampscott on Thursday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They came out on top against the Big Blue by a score of 3-1. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 8, 2021, but that streak is no more.
The win didn't come easy: Swampscott scored at least 21 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 29-27.
Woburn Memorial better keep an eye on Erin Wilder. She was instrumental in Marblehead's win, getting 31 assists and ten digs.
Marblehead was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 11 consecutive contests.
Marblehead's victory bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Woburn Memorial, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Woburn Memorial couldn't quite get it done against Marblehead in their previous meeting back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Tanners avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
