King Philip Regional is 9-1 against Attleboro since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The King Philip Regional Warriors will square off against the Attleboro Bombardiers at 5:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with King Philip Regional sitting on five straight victories and Attleboro on ten.
On Monday, King Philip Regional beat Walpole 3-1.
King Philip Regional walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 18-25, 25-13, 25-21.
King Philip Regional can attribute much of their success to Cece Mullen, who had 11 digs and three aces, and Mya McCormick, who had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces McCormick has posted in her last seven games.
King Philip Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Attleboro made easy work of North Attleborough on Friday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Attleboro might've won, it sure wasn't easy: North Attleborough scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-10, 25-16.
Attleboro's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Haley Carter, who had four digs, four aces, and a kill. Carter is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ellie Shelton, who had eight kills and three aces.
King Philip Regional is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Attleboro, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: King Philip Regional has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 12.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Attleboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging 12.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
King Philip Regional was able to grind out a solid win over Attleboro when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Attleboro's Julia Mondello, who had 22 digs and two aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will King Philip Regional still be able to contain Mondello? There's only one way to find out.
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