Volleyball Preview: Haverhill Hillies vs. Marblehead Magicians
The Haverhill Hillies will venture away from home to take on the Marblehead Magicians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Marblehead took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Haverhill, who comes in off a win.
Haverhill is headed into the match having just posted their biggest victory since September 25th on Thursday. They blew past North Andover 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hillies.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Haverhill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hailee Powe, who had eight digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Powe a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Callan Goncalves, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Haverhill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Marblehead came up short against Ipswich on Sunday and fell 3-1. While the Magicians didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 26-24 in the first set.
Marblehead started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-19, 26-24, 27-25.
Haverhill's win bumped their record up to 7-11-1. As for Marblehead, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-6.
Everything went Haverhill's way against Marblehead when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Haverhill made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Haverhill since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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