The Acton-Boxborough Colonials will head out to challenge the Newton South Lions at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Acton-Boxborough comes in on four and Newton South on three.
Last Monday, Acton-Boxborough got the win against Waltham by a conclusive 3-0. The game marked the Colonials' most dominant victory of the season so far.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Acton-Boxborough was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Sanskriti Nistala, who had ten aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season.
Acton-Boxborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Newton South had just enough and edged Brookline out 3-2 on Saturday.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Newton South who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 19-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-12.
Acton-Boxborough's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Newton South, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Acton-Boxborough might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Newton South in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Acton-Boxborough avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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