The Westford Academy Grey Ghosts will face off against the Lowell Red Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Westford Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, Westford Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Concord-Carlisle and fell 3-2.
Westford Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (100-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 12-25, 25-11, 15-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Lowell sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Dracut on Wednesday.
Lowell wouldn't go down easily and took Dracut into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 20-25, 23-25, 15-10.
Westford Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Lowell, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10.
Everything went Westford Academy's way against Lowell when the teams last played back in September, as Westford Academy made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westford Academy since the squad 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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