Volleyball Preview: Billerica Memorial Indians vs. Danvers Falcons
Billerica Memorial is 3-0 against Danvers since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Billerica Memorial Indians will face off against the Danvers Falcons at 5:00 p.m. Billerica Memorial will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Billerica Memorial will bounce into Friday's game after beating Andover, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Billerica Memorial came out on top against Andover by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
Billerica Memorial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Danvers didn't have quite enough to beat Marblehead on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Magicians 25-23 in the first set.
Danvers started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 16-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-13.
Billerica Memorial's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-0. As for Danvers, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
Everything went Billerica Memorial's way against Danvers when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Billerica Memorial made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Billerica Memorial repeat their success, or does Danvers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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