Duxbury has won seven straight games at home, while Melrose has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Duxbury Dragons will welcome the Melrose Red Raiders at 1:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Last Wednesday, Duxbury got the win against Marshfield by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Duxbury was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-7, 25-9.
Duxbury found their leader in underclassman Maria Torres, who had 14 digs and two aces. Torres is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last nine games she's played.
Meanwhile, Melrose made easy work of Wilmington on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Melrose was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-9, 25-10.
Melrose can attribute much of their success to Leah Fowke, who had three digs and 18 assists, and Sabine Wenzel, who had eight kills.
Duxbury's victory bumped their record up to 15-0. As for Melrose, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Duxbury came up short against Melrose in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 3-1. Can Duxbury avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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