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| 10/20/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 09/09/25 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 10/31/24 - Neutral | 3-0 W |
| 10/22/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/10/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
While Needham's win against Braintree wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Rockets won by a set and slipped past the Wamps 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Rockets have posted since September 19th.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Needham got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-27, 25-20, 22-25, 15-8.
Needham's win on Monday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Arianna Tu, who had six aces. That's the most aces Tu has posted since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Eleanore Alley, who had 12 digs and two aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Needham was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 20 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Braintree only served eight.
Several Wamps players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bella Tran, who had nine digs and three aces. Tran has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
The win made it two in a row for Needham and bumps their season record up to 14-2. As for Braintree, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Needham has already played their next matchup (against Walpole), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Braintree, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Milton on the 22nd.
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