Bourne and Dennis-Yarmouth Regional are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Canalmen are taking a road trip to challenge the Dolphins at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bourne will be strutting in after a victory while Dennis-Yarmouth Regional will be coming in after a loss.
Bourne is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Medfield, who was ranked 20th at the time (Bourne was ranked 18th). The Canalmen put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 3-0 win on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Canalmen sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Bourne not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Medfield between 16 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-16, 25-19.
Avery Morrill
| 10/24/25 vs Medfield | 12 |
| 10/23/25 @ Somerset Berkley Regional | 22 |
| 10/22/25 @ Greater New Bedford RVT | 13 |
| 10/20/25 vs Case | 25 |
| 10/17/25 @ Somerville | 10 |
| + 4 more games |
Avery Morrill was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 12 digs. She has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last nine times she's played.
Bourne was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 22 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Dartmouth by a score of 3-2. While the Dolphins didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Indians 25-20 in the first set.
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-19, 15-8.
Bourne's victory bumped their record up to 16-3. As for Dennis-Yarmouth Regional, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
Bourne took their win against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional in their previous meeting back in October of 2017 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Canalmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Dolphins turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
