Melrose is 10-0 against Stoneham since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Melrose Red Raiders and the Stoneham Spartans are set to duel. Melrose will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Melrose is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Duxbury, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Melrose was ranked 25th). Melrose came out on top against Duxbury by a score of 3-1 on Saturday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 12-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Melrose to victory, but perhaps none more so than Leah Fowke, who had nine digs, a kill, and 38 assists. Fowke is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sabine Wenzel, who had 21 kills.
Meanwhile, Stoneham posted their biggest victory since September 18th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Watertown.
Melrose's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Stoneham, their victory bumped their record up to 4-14.
Melrose took their win against Stoneham when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Melrose have another victory up their sleeve, or will Stoneham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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