On Friday, the Marblehead Magicians narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Reading Memorial Rockets 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Magicians.
Marblehead was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 13-25, 26-28, 25-19, 22-20.
Marblehead was led to victory by Megan Parkman and Eva Burke. Parkman had 12 digs and six aces, while Burke hit 100% for five killsfour digs and three aces. Burke is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Marblehead 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 five aces in 12 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Marblehead has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Reading Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Marblehead will welcome Masconomet Regional at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Marblehead has won three straight at home, while Masconomet Regional won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Reading Memorial, they will venture away from home to take on Wakefield Memorial at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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