Volleyball Recap: Methuen Comes Up Short

After flying high against Dracut on Monday, Methuen came back down to earth. The Rangers came up short against the Andover Golden Warriors on Friday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13, 25-9.

Caylee O'Brien paced Methuen's offense, picking up six kills. O'Brien got some help from Kathryn Driend and her 11 assists. Finally, Cali Lucas kept Methuen's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.

Tina Zheng had a dynamite game For Andover., getting 33 assists and seven digs. Zheng has been hot, having posted 21 or more assists the last five times she's played. Gabby De La Cruz also deserves some recognition as she served her first ace of the season.

Rangers

Previous 5 Games

10/24/25 @ Andover	0-3
10/20/25 @ Dracut	3-0
10/15/25 vs Haverhill	3-1
10/10/25 vs Westwood	3-2
10/08/25 @ Billerica Memorial	2-3

The loss snapped Methuen's winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 13-7 record. As for Andover, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.

As of now, neither Methuen nor Andover have any future games scheduled.