Minnechaug Regional is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Agawam is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Minnechaug Regional Falcons will host the Agawam Brownies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Minnechaug Regional sidestepped Putnam Vo-Tech for a 3-2 win.
Minnechaug Regional wouldn't go down easily and took Putnam Vo-Tech into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-18, 25-16, 21-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Agawam hadn't done well against Amherst-Pelham Regional recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Agawam walked away with a 3-1 victory over Amherst-Pelham Regional.
Agawam had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-23.
Agawam was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 17 consecutive contests.
Minnechaug Regional is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Agawam, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Minnechaug Regional beat Agawam 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. Will Minnechaug Regional repeat their success, or does Agawam have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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