The Longmeadow Lancers will head out to face off against the Minnechaug Regional Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Longmeadow will be strutting in after a victory while Minnechaug Regional will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Longmeadow made easy work of Amherst-Pelham Regional and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Longmeadow was: they took every set by at least 12 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-13.
Longmeadow can attribute much of their success to Ari Sluis, who had six aces and four digs, and Kelci Talati, who had three aces.
Minnechaug Regional might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Algonquin Regional, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 25-9, 25-7.
Longmeadow's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Minnechaug Regional, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Longmeadow was able to grind out a solid win over Minnechaug Regional in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Longmeadow 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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