Volleyball Recap: Marblehead Magicians vs. Beverly Panthers
Marblehead had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They blew past the Beverly Panthers 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Magicians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Marblehead was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-9, 25-8.
Among those leading the charge was Eva Burke, who had two aces and 26 assists. She is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Marblehead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Beverly still got an impressive performance from Samantha Despres, who had ten digs.
Marblehead's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Beverly, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.
Marblehead will face off against Notre Dame Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Beverly, they will square off against Hamilton-Wenham Regional at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Beverly is facing Hamilton-Wenham Regional at the right time seeing as Hamilton-Wenham Regional is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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