The Newton South Lions will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Acton-Boxborough The Revolution at 5:30 p.m. Acton-Boxborough took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Newton South, who comes in off a win.
Newton South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Weston, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Newton South was ranked 25th). Newton South came out on top in a nail-biter against Weston on Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2.
Meanwhile, Acton-Boxborough entered their matchup against Lincoln-Sudbury on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Acton-Boxborough fell just short of Lincoln-Sudbury by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the The Revolution let down their fans at home.
Acton-Boxborough took Lincoln-Sudbury into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-19, 25-15, 27-29, 15-9.
Newton South's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-8. As for Acton-Boxborough, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4.
Everything went Newton South's way against Acton-Boxborough in their previous meeting back in September, as Newton South made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newton South since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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