Clippers
| 10/10/25 @ Melrose | 3-2 |
| 10/09/25 @ Pentucket Regional | 3-1 |
| 10/07/25 @ Georgetown | 3-0 |
| 10/02/25 @ Ipswich | 3-0 |
| 10/01/25 @ Essex Tech | 3-1 |
| + 3 more games |
Newburyport waltzed into their matchup on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Melrose Red Raiders.
Newburyport was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (108-106), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 22-25, 18-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-12.
Despite the loss, Melrose still got an impressive performance from Sadie Smith, who had 40 assists and 14 digs. Smith is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 19 or more in each of the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sabine Wenzel, who had 20 kills.
Newburyport's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Melrose, their defeat ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4.
Looking ahead, Newburyport will challenge Lynnfield at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Melrose, they will square off against Wakefield Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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