The Somersworth Toppers will play host again on Monday to welcome the Manchester West Blue Knights, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Somersworth will be strutting in after a victory while Manchester West will be coming in after a defeat.
Somersworth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Stark, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Somersworth was ranked fifth). Somersworth blew past Stark 3-0 on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-9, 25-20, 25-16.
Dominique Boles and Lillie Hamilton were among the main playmakers for Somersworth as the former had five aces and three digs and the latter had seven digs. The dominant performance gave Boles a new career-high in aces.
Somersworth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 25 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Manchester West came up short against Pelham on Monday, falling 3-0. The Blue Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Somersworth pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Manchester West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Somersworth suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Manchester West in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Will Somersworth have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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