Andover is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Chelmsford is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Andover Golden Warriors will take on the Chelmsford Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Monday, Andover got the win against North Andover by a conclusive 3-0.
Andover's got stronger as the match went on, holding North Andover to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-10, 25-5.
Andover was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Chelmsford hadn't done well against Haverhill recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Chelmsford blew past Haverhill 3-0.
One reason for the win was Chelmsford's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14, 25-10.
Andover is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Chelmsford, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Andover might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Chelmsford in their previous matchup back in September. Will Andover have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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