The Saugus Sachems will square off against the Gloucester Fishermen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Saugus had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Stoneham on Saturday. The Sachems were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Spartans.
Saugus was especially dominant in the second set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-4, 25-16.
Maria Silva
| 10/18/25 vs Stoneham | 16 |
| 10/17/25 @ Everett | 11 |
| 10/15/25 vs Swampscott | 14 |
Saugus had a senior duo take command as Maria Silva had 16 digs, five kills, and five aces and Aly Mabee had four digs, two aces, and one block. Silva has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Gloucester sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Salem Academy Charter on Thursday.
Gloucester was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 23-25, 21-25, 25-15, 15-12.
Saugus' win ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 8-10. As for Gloucester, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-14.
Everything went Saugus' way against Gloucester in their previous matchup back in September, as Saugus made off with a 3-0 win. Do the Sachems have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Fishermen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
