After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Ashland, Dedham was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Norwood Mustangs. For the Marauders, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 loss the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 24-26, 25-20, 25-18.
Dedham got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sarah Walsh out in front who had eight digs and 27 assists. Walsh is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Meryl McCormick, who had 15 kills and six digs.
Norwood's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kim Laia, who had 30 digs, two kills, and two aces, and Colleen Brady, who had 12 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Brady has posted in her last six matchups.
Dedham's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13. As for Norwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.
Dedham will challenge Westwood at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Norwood, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 loss against Walpole on the 21st.
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