Volleyball Recap: Burlington Picks Up Eighth Straight Win at Home

Red Devils

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09/11/25 vs Melrose	3-1
09/09/25 vs Lexington	3-1
09/05/25 vs Watertown	3-0
11/01/24 vs Notre Dame Academy	3-1
10/25/24 vs Central Catholic	3-1
+ 3 more games

Burlington had won seven straight home games dating back to last season and Lexie Carmody did her part to make it eight on Thursday. The Red Devils walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Melrose Red Raiders for which the team can thank Carmody, who had 17 digs and one assist. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 17 or more in each of the last three games she's played.

Burlington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-16.

Melrose's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sabine Wenzel, who had 17 kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Adriana Santoriello, who had 11 digs and six kills.

Burlington's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Melrose, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Burlington is set to square off against their familiar foe Arlington at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Melrose will challenge rival Winchester at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.