The Danvers Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Marblehead Magicians at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Monday, Danvers came up short against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional and fell 3-1. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Dolphins recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
While Danvers had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 12 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-18, 20-25, 25-12.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Marblehead's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Notre Dame Academy by a score of 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Marblehead lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 14-25, 17-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Megan Parkman put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 15 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Marblehead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Danvers now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Marblehead, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Danvers has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Marblehead struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Danvers' way against Marblehead when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Danvers made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Danvers 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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