Volleyball Preview: Melrose Red Raiders vs. Woburn Memorial Tanners
Melrose is 9-0 against Woburn Memorial since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 4:00 p.m. Melrose is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Melrose is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Westborough just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Rangers, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Raiders in their matchups with the Rangers: they've now lost four in a row.
While Melrose was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-22, 25-12.
Despite the loss, Melrose got top-tier performance from Leah Fowke, who had ten digs, a kill, and 20 assists. Fowke is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Higonenq, who had nine kills and three digs.
Meanwhile, Woburn Memorial got the win against Ursuline Academy on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Woburn Memorial got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 33-31, 27-25.
Melrose's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-2. As for Woburn Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Melrose took their victory against Woburn Memorial in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 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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