The Weston Wildcats will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Brookline Warriors, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Weston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Acton-Boxborough, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Weston was ranked 12th). Weston put the hurt on Acton-Boxborough with a sharp 3-0 win on Monday.
Meanwhile, Brookline came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Redhawks.
While Brookline won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Brookline can attribute much of their success to Maya Nock, who had 12 digs, and Mia Jones, who had eight digs, six kills, and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: Brookline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Weston is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Brookline, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3.
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