Volleyball Preview: Nipmuc Regional Warriors vs. Medway Mustangs
The Nipmuc Regional Warriors will face off against the Medway Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nipmuc Regional has five straight victories, Medway has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, Nipmuc Regional got the win against Douglas by a conclusive 3-0.
Nipmuc Regional's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Douglas between 14 and 16 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-14, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Medway didn't have quite enough to beat Holliston on Friday and fell 3-2.
Medway 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 18-25, 19-25, 25-12, 25-23, 15-10.
Medway's loss came about despite a quality game from Annabelle Gerber, who had nine aces, six digs, and six digs. The dominant performance gave Gerber a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Medway was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Nipmuc Regional's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Medway, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
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