Douglas waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Hopedale Blue Raiders with a sharp 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Douglas took every set by at least 14 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-10, 25-11.
Douglas had a senior duo take command as Kylie Squier had seven kills and seven aces and Joranni Souphida had 16 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Squier a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor Smith, who had 13 kills.
Douglas 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 five consecutive contests.
Douglas' victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hopedale, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Douglas will square off against Bay Path RVT at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Bay Path RVT is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Douglas will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Hopedale, they will take on Grafton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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