Wayland is 2-8 against Belmont since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wayland Warriors will host the Belmont Marauders at 5:15 p.m. Wayland is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Wayland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Newton South, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Wayland was ranked 20th). Wayland won by a set and slipped past Newton South 3-2.
Meanwhile, Belmont unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Winchester, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Marauders haven't been shut out since back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-12, 25-18.
Wayland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Belmont, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Wayland took their win against Belmont when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Wayland repeat their success, or does Belmont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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