Wayland is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Needham is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Warriors will welcome the Rockets at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wayland will be strutting in after a victory while Needham will be coming in after a defeat.
Wayland will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Newton North, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Warriors narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Tigers 3-2.
Mason Lee
| 05/21/26 @ Newton North | 23 |
| 05/20/26 @ Needham | 11 |
| 05/18/26 vs Acton-Boxborough | 16 |
| 05/15/26 vs Natick | 15 |
| 05/13/26 vs Agawam | 22 |
| + 3 more games |
Mason Lee had an outrageously good game as he had 23 digs and three aces. That's the most digs he has posted over his last eight matches.
Meanwhile, Needham faced Wayland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Rockets fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2. The Rockets' loss signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Needham wouldn't go down easily and took Wayland into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-22, 22-25, 17-25, 15-13.
Needham's defeat dropped their record down to 18-4. As for Wayland, their victory bumped their record up to 18-2.
Wayland came out on top in a nail-biter against Needham in their previous meeting on Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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