Westborough is 9-1 against Algonquin Regional since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Westborough Rangers will challenge the Algonquin Regional Titans at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Westborough sitting on 19 straight wins dating back to last season and Algonquin Regional on four.
Westborough and Melrose met for a duel on Tuesday where Westborough prevailed. Westborough blew past Melrose 3-0.
While Westborough won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-22, 25-12.
Meanwhile, everything went Algonquin Regional's way against Nashoba Regional on Friday as Algonquin Regional made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Algonquin Regional's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-10.
Algonquin Regional had a senior duo take command as Katy O'Connell had six kills, six blocks, and three digs and Grace Chiota had ten kills and six digs. Chiota is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season.
Westborough's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Algonquin Regional, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Westborough has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Algonquin Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Westborough's way against Algonquin Regional in their previous meeting back in September, as Westborough made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Westborough repeat their success, or does Algonquin Regional have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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