The Marblehead Magicians will venture away from home to face off against the Beverly Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Marblehead didn't have quite enough to beat Peabody Veterans Memorial and fell 3-2.
Marblehead wouldn't go down easily and took Peabody Veterans Memorial into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18, 16-25, 18-25, 15-8.
Megan Parkman put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 17 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Meanwhile, Beverly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Hamilton-Wenham Regional.
Beverly was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Hamilton-Wenham Regional work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Marblehead's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Beverly, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything went Marblehead's way against Beverly when the teams last played back in September, as Marblehead made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marblehead 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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