Melrose is 9-1 against Burlington since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Melrose Red Raiders will venture away from home to challenge the Burlington Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. Melrose is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Melrose and Wakefield Memorial met for a duel on Thursday where Melrose came out on top. Melrose put the hurt on Wakefield Memorial with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Melrose's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Wakefield Memorial between 18 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-21.
Melrose's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Caroline Higonenq, who had ten digs and eight kills. Higonenq is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Fowke, who had a kill and 30 assists.
Meanwhile, Burlington got the win against Watertown on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Burlington was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-15, 25-12.
Burlington 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 ten aces in eight consecutive games.
Melrose has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Burlington, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Everything went Melrose's way against Burlington in their previous matchup back in September, as Melrose made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Melrose since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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