Brookline waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Braintree Wamps. The Warriors have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wamps, too.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-20, 24-26, 25-8.
Brookline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in 12 consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Braintree lost, don't look at Chloe Zhong. Despite the final result, she had 14 digs, three aces, and a kill. Zhong is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lauren Caranog, who had 18 digs.
Brookline's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3. As for Braintree, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
After both having extra time off, Brookline and Natick will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Braintree, they will head out to challenge Waltham at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Braintree is facing Waltham at the right time seeing as Waltham is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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