Volleyball Preview: Wilmington Wildcats vs. Melrose Red Raiders
Wilmington is 0-10 against Melrose since October of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Wilmington Wildcats will head out to square off against the Melrose Red Raiders at 5:30 p.m.
Wilmington is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Stoneham by a score of 3-2.
Wilmington wouldn't go down easily and took Stoneham into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 16-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 27-29, 24-26, 25-13, 25-9.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was 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.
Meanwhile, Melrose had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Red Devils with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Melrose's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Burlington between 18 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 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. Sabine Wenzel was another key player, getting 13 kills.
Wilmington's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Melrose, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Wilmington suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Melrose in their previous meeting back in September. Can Wilmington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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