Newton North is on a 19-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Wellesley is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Newton North Tigers will take on the Wellesley Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newton North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Lincoln-Sudbury, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Newton North was ranked second). Newton North came out on top against Lincoln-Sudbury by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Newton North got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Alexa Marucci out in front who had 17 digs and three aces. Marucci has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played. Cindy Qiao was another key player, getting 15 digs.
Newton North 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 nine aces in 28 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Wellesley and North Middlesex Regional met for a duel on Thursday where Wellesley came out on top. Wellesley blew past North Middlesex Regional 3-0.
Newton North's victory bumped their record up to 14-0. As for Wellesley, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Everything went Newton North's way against Wellesley when the teams last played back in September, as Newton North made off with a 3-0 win. Does Newton North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wellesley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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