Volleyball Preview: Melrose Red Raiders vs. Watertown Raiders
Melrose has gone 10-0 against Watertown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Melrose Red Raiders and the Watertown Raiders are set to duel. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Melrose has five straight wins, Watertown has 20 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Melrose is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Duxbury, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Melrose was ranked 22nd). Melrose came out on top against Duxbury by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 12-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Melrose's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Leah Fowke, who had nine digs, a kill, and 38 assists. Fowke is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sabine Wenzel, who had 21 kills.
Meanwhile, Watertown lost 3-0 to Wakefield Memorial on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-5, 25-10.
Melrose pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Watertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Melrose took their victory against Watertown in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose since the squad 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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