Needham has gone 10-0 against Milton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Needham Rockets are taking a road trip to challenge the Milton Wildcats at 4:00 p.m.
Needham is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Lincoln-Sudbury, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Needham was ranked 11th). Needham fell 3-1 to Lincoln-Sudbury on Monday.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-13, 19-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Milton entered their tilt with Bridgewater-Raynham on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans , sneaking past 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-102) Milton actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 26-24, 16-25, 18-25, 17-15.
Needham's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Milton, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Needham's way against Milton when the teams last played back in September, as Needham made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Needham 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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