The Brookline Warriors will head out to take on the Milton Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brookline will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Brookline is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Weston, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Brookline was ranked 11th). Brookline skirted past Weston 3-2.
Brookline wouldn't go down easily and took Weston into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 28-26, 21-25, 15-12.
Brookline's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maya Nock, who had 24 digs, and Emilie Ferdinand, who had 17 kills, 12 digs, and two aces. Ferdinand is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season.
Brookline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Milton's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Needham.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-10, 25-17.
Brookline pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Milton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Brookline's way against Milton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Brookline made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookline since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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