Longmeadow extended their home winning streak to 19 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Tess Tonsing. The Longmeadow Lancers walked away with a 3-1 win over the Melrose Red Raiders on Wednesday thanks in part to Tonsing, who had 11 digs and five aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last ten games she's played.
While Longmeadow might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Melrose scored at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 28-26, 17-25, 25-21.
Loss or not, Melrose got some senior leadership from Leah Fowke and Sofia Papatsoris. Fowke had 13 digs, six kills, and 30 assists, while Papatsoris had 23 kills and three digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Sabine Wenzel, who had 17 kills.
Longmeadow's victory bumped their record up to 22-0. As for Melrose, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-5.
Longmeadow will take on Oliver Ames at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oliver Ames will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Longmeadow surely won't give up without a fight. Melrose does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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