Needham entered their tilt with Framingham on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Framingham Flyers with a sharp 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rockets also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
One reason for the win was Needham's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-7.
Needham can attribute much of their success to Eleanore Alley, who had four aces. The dominant performance gave Alley a new career-high in aces.
Needham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 16 consecutive matchups.
Needham's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Framingham, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
Needham has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Barnstable on the 18th. As for Framingham, they will take on Wellesley at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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