East Longmeadow entered their tilt with Belchertown on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Belchertown Orioles out 3-2. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered a 3-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
East Longmeadow had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-11.
Among those leading the charge was Rylee Brown, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last nine contests.
East Longmeadow was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Several Orioles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Gianna Picardi, who had 19 kills, 15 digs, and a block. Picardi is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Vivian Ross, who had seven digs, a kill, and 41 assists.
East Longmeadow pushed their record up to 10-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Belchertown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-6.
East Longmeadow's road trip will continue as they head out to face Baystate Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Baystate Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something East Longmeadow surely won't give up without a fight. Belchertown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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