The Gloucester Fishermen will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Saugus Sachems at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gloucester was handed a three-set loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Salem Academy Charter.
Gloucester took Salem Academy Charter into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 21-25, 25-15, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Saugus made easy work of Stoneham on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Saugus walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-4, 25-16.
Gloucester better focus on containing Maria Silva and Aly Mabee as the pair were huge in Saugus' win. Silva had 16 digs, five kills, and five aces, while Mabee had four digs, two aces, and one block. That's the most digs Silva has posted over her last eight matchups.
Gloucester's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-14. As for Saugus, their victory ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10.
Gloucester suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Saugus when the teams last played back in September. Can the Fishermen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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