Volleyball Preview: Needham Rockets vs. Weymouth Wildcats
Needham has gone 10-0 against Weymouth recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 4:00 p.m. Needham will be strutting in after a victory while Weymouth will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, everything went Needham's way against Milton as Needham made off with a 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-10, 25-17.
Needham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Weymouth came up short against Walpole on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Weymouth got top-tier performance from Jayla Negron, who had 23 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Negron a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Michi Herr, who had 13 digs.
Needham's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Weymouth, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Needham has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Weymouth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Needham's way against Weymouth in their previous meeting back in September, as Needham made off with a 3-0 win. Does Needham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Weymouth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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