Volleyball Preview: Marblehead Magicians vs. Salem Witches
Marblehead is 10-0 against Salem since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Marblehead Magicians will welcome the Salem Witches at 6:00 p.m. Marblehead will be strutting in after a victory while Salem will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, Marblehead got the win against Winthrop by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-13, 25-23.
Marblehead's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Megan Parkman, who had six aces and three digs, and Erin Wilder, who had five aces. That's the most aces Parkman has posted since back in September of 2023.
Marblehead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Salem came up short against Danvers on Thursday and fell 3-1. The loss was the Witches' first of the season.
After all that action, the final score was 25-6, 19-25, 25-7, 25-21.
Marblehead's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Salem, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Marblehead has serving mastered this season, having averaged 12 aces per game. However, it's not like Salem struggles in that department as they've been averaging 17.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Marblehead took their victory against Salem when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Marblehead have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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