Melrose and Wakefield Memorial met for a duel on Thursday where Melrose came out on top. The Melrose Red Raiders blew past the Wakefield Memorial Warriors 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Red Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Melrose's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Wakefield Memorial between 18 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-21.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Melrose to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caroline Higonenq, who had ten digs and eight kills. Higonenq is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Turner, who had 17 digs.
Melrose is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Wakefield Memorial, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Melrose will take on Burlington at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wakefield Memorial, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Stoneham at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wakefield Memorial is facing Stoneham at the right time seeing as Stoneham is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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