Volleyball Game Preview: Doherty Memorial Highlanders vs. Blackstone-Millville Chargers

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2024, 12:02am

Volleyball Preview: Doherty Memorial Highlanders vs. Blackstone-Millville Chargers

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The Doherty Memorial Highlanders will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Blackstone-Millville Chargers at 5:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday, Doherty Memorial came up short against Southbridge and fell 3-1.

The final score came out to 25-17, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21.

Meanwhile, Blackstone-Millville was able to grind out a solid win over Douglas on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chargers.

Blackstone-Millville had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 25-13, 25-15.

Miya Gagne was nothing short of spectacular: she had 13 digs and eight aces. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.2 aces per game.

Blackstone-Millville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matchups.

Doherty Memorial dropped their record down to 3-12 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Blackstone-Millville, their victory bumped their record up to 5-12.

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