The Salem Witches are taking a road trip to take on the Woburn Memorial Tanners at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Salem is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since May 22, 2024 on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate 3-2.
Salem took KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-18, 17-25, 25-23, 15-6.
Woburn Memorial had won four straight games and Mateo Qirjazi did his part to make it five on Wednesday. The Tanners came out on top against Greater Lawrence Tech by a score of 3-1 for which the team can thank Qirjazi, who had 43 assists and five kills. He has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more assists the last 17 times he's played.
Woburn Memorial got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 30-28, 16-25, 25-21, 26-24.
Salem's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-14. As for Woburn Memorial, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Salem couldn't quite get it done against Woburn Memorial in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Witches avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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