Melrose has gone 10-0 against Watertown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Melrose Red Raiders will host the Watertown Raiders at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Melrose has four straight victories, Watertown has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, Melrose made easy work of Stoneham and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-15, 25-20.
Leah Fowke had a dynamite game for Melrose, getting eight digs, three kills, and 29 assists. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Fowke now posted nine or more in the last 31 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sabine Wenzel, who had ten kills.
Meanwhile, Watertown came up short against Wakefield Memorial on Friday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-10.
Melrose's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Watertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Melrose's way against Watertown in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 as Melrose made off with a 3-0 win. Will Melrose repeat their success, or does Watertown have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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