The Somerville Highlanders will venture away from home to square off against the Billerica Memorial Indians at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Somerville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Everett, who was ranked 16th at the time (Somerville was ranked 22nd). The Highlanders blew past the Crimson Tide 3-0 on Wednesday. The game was the first time the Highlanders have beaten the Crimson Tide on their court since April 25, 2022.
Meanwhile, Billerica Memorial was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Central Catholic 3-2. The victory was some much needed relief for the Indians as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Billerica Memorial was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 0-25, 0-25, 25-0, 25-0, 15-0.
The win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 5-3. As for Somerville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
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