Volleyball Preview: Burlington Red Devils vs. Melrose Red Raiders
Burlington has won four straight games at home, while Melrose has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Burlington Red Devils will welcome the Melrose Red Raiders at 5:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Burlington got the win against Watertown by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burlington was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-15, 25-12.
Burlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Melrose and Wakefield Memorial met for a duel on Thursday where Melrose came out on top. Melrose was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Wakefield Memorial.
Melrose's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Wakefield Memorial between 18 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-21.
Melrose got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Caroline Higonenq out in front who had ten digs and eight kills. Higonenq is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Fowke, who had a kill and 30 assists.
Burlington is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Melrose, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
Burlington might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Melrose when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fowke, who had 12 digs, three kills, and 22 assists. Now that Burlington knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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