Saugus is 1-7 against Beverly since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Saugus Sachems will challenge the Beverly Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Tuesday, Saugus didn't have quite enough to beat Salem and fell 3-2. The Sachems have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Saugus took Salem into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking 11-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 18-25, 25-12, 26-24, 20-25, 15-4.
Meanwhile, Beverly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Danvers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-18, 25-21.
Saugus now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Beverly, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Saugus was able to grind out a solid win over Beverly in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Saugus since the squad 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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