Volleyball Preview: Melrose Red Raiders vs. Wilmington Wildcats
Melrose is 10-0 against Wilmington since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Melrose Red Raiders will welcome the Wilmington Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Melrose has three straight wins, Wilmington has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, everything went Melrose's way against Burlington as Melrose made off with a 3-0 victory.
Melrose's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Burlington between 18 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 25-19.
Melrose's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Leah Fowke, who had a kill and 31 assists. Fowke is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Sabine Wenzel, who had 13 kills.
Meanwhile, Wilmington didn't have quite enough to beat Stoneham on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Wilmington took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-21, 27-29, 24-26, 25-13, 25-9.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Katherine Hao, who had five digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Eduarda Jacob, who had ten digs.
Melrose pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Wilmington, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Everything went Melrose's way against Wilmington in their previous matchup back in September, as Melrose made off with a 3-0 win. Does Melrose have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wilmington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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