Braintree lost against Needham back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Braintree Wamps fell 3-1 to the Needham Rockets. While the Wamps didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rockets 25-17 in the first set.
Braintree started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-21.
Norah Downey paced Braintree's offense, picking up seven kills. Downey got some help from
Chloe Zhong and her 14 assists. Finally,
Francesca Spadorcia kept Braintree's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
Needham found their leader in freshman Arianna Tu, who had six digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Tu a new career-high in aces.
Braintree's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Needham, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Braintree has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Milton on the 24th. As for Needham, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Walpole on the 24th.
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