Hopkinton waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Westwood Wolverines , sneaking past 3-2. For the Hillers, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 defeat the Wolverines walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Hopkinton who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-10.
Leading Hopkinton to victory were Olivia Carrazza and Elsa Woodbury. Carrazza had 17 digs and three aces, while Woodbury had 15 digs and nine kills. That's the most aces Carrazza has posted in her last eight contests.
Despite the loss, Westwood had strong showings from Immy Roberts, who had 18 digs and four aces, and Francesca Gennari, who had 17 digs, three kills, three aces, and a block. Gennari is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season.
Hopkinton pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Westwood, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2.
Hopkinton will face off against Ashland at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Westwood, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Canton on the 19th.
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