Barnstable gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. Everything went their way against the Danvers Falcons as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Red Hawks have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Falcons, too.
One reason for the win was Barnstable's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-14.
Nicky Murphy
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Barnstable was led to victory by Molly Colantuono and Nicky Murphy. Colantuono had five aces and three digs, while Murphy had six digs and four aces. Those six digs gave Murphy a new career-high.
They weren't the only good server: Barnstable 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 seven aces in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Danvers dropped their record down to 1-1 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Barnstable will take on Notre Dame Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Danvers, they will square off against Peabody Veterans Memorial at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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