After four games on the road, Woburn Memorial is heading back home. They will welcome the Belmont Marauders at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long.
Woburn Memorial is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lexington just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They came up short against the Minutemen, falling 3-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Tanners were not able to get on the board.
After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-15, 30-28.
Woburn Memorial's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ella Spinazola, who had 16 digs, and Addison Mcnamara, who had four aces and three digs.
She wasn't the only good server: Woburn Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Belmont made easy work of Arlington on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Marauders.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Belmont was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-9, 25-11.
Sophia Qin was a one-man wrecking crew for Belmont as she had six aces and four digs. Qin is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Woburn Memorial fell to 4-1. As for Belmont, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's match: Woburn Memorial has serving mastered this season, having averaged 15.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Belmont struggles in that department as they've been averaging 16.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Woburn Memorial suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Belmont in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Woburn Memorial have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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