Frontier Regional is 9-1 against Agawam since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Frontier Regional Red Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Agawam Brownies at 6:00 p.m. Frontier Regional is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, Frontier Regional beat Minnechaug Regional 3-1.
Frontier Regional got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 28-30, 25-22, 27-25.
Frontier Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Agawam didn't have quite enough to beat Ludlow on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Despite their loss, Agawam saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Lailah Thee, who had 13 digs and three aces, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most aces Thee has posted in her last four matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Atkins, who had 21 digs.
Frontier Regional is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Agawam, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Frontier Regional has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 15.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Agawam struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Frontier Regional's way against Agawam when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Frontier Regional made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Frontier Regional since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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