Hopkinton is 9-1 against Norwood since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Hopkinton Hillers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Norwood Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. Hopkinton will be strutting in after a win while Norwood will be coming in after a loss.
Hopkinton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Medfield, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Hopkinton was ranked 20th). Hopkinton blew past Medfield 3-0 on Monday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 25-16.
Hopkinton relied on the efforts of Olivia Carrazza, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Elsa Woodbury, who had 12 kills, 12 digs, and a block. Carrazza is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Hopkinton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Norwood came up short against Millis on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-9, 26-28, 25-18, 25-17.
Hopkinton pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Norwood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season.
Everything went Hopkinton's way against Norwood in their previous matchup back in September, as Hopkinton made off with a 3-0 win. Does Hopkinton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Norwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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