Volleyball Preview: Braintree Wamps vs. Brookline Warriors
Braintree is 2-8 against Brookline since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Braintree Wamps will host the Brookline Warriors at 4:30 p.m.
Braintree came up short against Natick on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-19, 25-15.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Chloe Zhong, who had two kills and 17 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zerena Chung, who had five digs and three aces.
Meanwhile, Brookline came tearing into Thursday's contest with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Wolfpack as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Warriors have posted against the Wolfpack since October 13, 2017.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-22.
Brookline's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nora Mullen, who had 29 assists, and Emilie Ferdinand, who had 12 kills, six digs, and six digs.
Brookline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Braintree's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Brookline, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Braintree has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Brookline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Braintree might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Brookline when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brookline's Maya Nock, who had 15 digs and five aces. Now that Braintree knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
