Scituate was the 3-1 winner over Braintree when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Scituate Sailors fell just short of the Braintree Wamps by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Sailors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Scituate actually scored more points across those five sets (107-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-27, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Scituate was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Braintree to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chloe Zhong, who had seven digs, five kills, and four aces. Zhong is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lauren Caranog, who had 12 digs, seven aces, and two kills.
Scituate's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Braintree, their victory bumped their record up to 9-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Scituate will take on North Quincy at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Braintree, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Walpole at 4:15 p.m.
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