The Newton South Lions's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Acton-Boxborough Colonials at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Saturday, Newton South narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Brookline 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Newton South got the one that really mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 19-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Acton-Boxborough came tearing into Monday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Hawks 3-0. That three set margin sets a new team best for the Colonials this season.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Acton-Boxborough was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-16, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Sanskriti Nistala, who had ten aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Acton-Boxborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive games dating back to last season.
Newton South now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Acton-Boxborough, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Newton South's way against Acton-Boxborough in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Newton South made off with a 3-0 win. Does Newton South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Acton-Boxborough turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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