The Chelmsford Lions will challenge the St. John's Pioneers at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Chelmsford will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, Chelmsford made easy work of Central Catholic and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Chelmsford was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-10, 25-15.
David Pham
| 05/21/25 vs Central Catholic | 17 |
| 05/20/25 @ Westford Academy | 31 |
| 05/19/25 @ North Andover | 42 |
| 05/16/25 @ Andover | 41 |
| 05/14/25 @ Lowell | 30 |
| + 14 more games |
Chelmsford can attribute much of their success to Jayden Som, who had four digs and three aces, and David Pham, who had 17 assists and six digs. Pham is crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 12 every time he's taken the court this season. Lewis Bunleng also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
They weren't the only good server: Chelmsford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, St. John's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Boston College High by a score of 3-2. While the Pioneers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-21 in the first set.
St. John's took Boston College High into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-15, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12.
Chelmsford pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. John's, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Chelmsford took their win against St. John's when the teams last played back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pioneers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
