Volleyball Preview: Newton North Tigers vs. Natick Redhawks
Newton North is 8-2 against Natick since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newton North Tigers will be playing at home against the Natick Redhawks at 4:30 p.m. Newton North is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Newton North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Westborough, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Newton North was ranked second). Newton North put the hurt on Westborough with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Natick came up short against Brookline last Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Redhawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Natick was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Brookline work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Newton North's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0. As for Natick, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Everything went Newton North's way against Natick in their previous matchup back in September, as Newton North made off with a 3-0 win. Does Newton North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Natick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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