Volleyball Game Preview: Melrose Red Raiders vs. Lexington Minutemen

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 5:47am

Volleyball Preview: Melrose Red Raiders vs. Lexington Minutemen

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Melrose is 10-0 against Lexington since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Melrose Red Raiders will head out to face off against the Lexington Minutemen at 5:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Melrose comes in on five and Lexington on eight.

On Tuesday, everything went Melrose's way against Watertown as Melrose made off with a 3-0 victory.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Melrose took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-6.

Meanwhile, Lexington got the win against Arlington on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.

Melrose's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Lexington, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Melrose beat Lexington 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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