Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Grace Cardoso and Kate Mckenna Lead Nashoba Regional to Victory

By Team Reports Nov 13, 2024, 5:01am

Volleyball Recap: Nashoba Regional Wolves vs. Leominster Blue Devils

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There's no place like home for Nashoba Regional, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Leominster Blue Devils on Friday, sneaking past 3-2. This was a revenge matchup for the Wolves, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-2 defeat when these two played last Thursday.

Nashoba Regional was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-104), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-23, 25-20, 18-25, 15-12.

Nashoba Regional was led to victory by Kate Mckenna and Grace Cardoso. Mckenna had 20 digs and six aces, while Cardoso had 13 digs. With that strong performance, Mckenna is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.

Nashoba Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive contests.

Nashoba Regional's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-14. As for Leominster, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.

Nashoba Regional wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Westborough on the 2nd. Leominster does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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