The Danvers Falcons will head out to square off against the Marblehead Magicians at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Danvers came up short against Dennis-Yarmouth Regional and fell 3-1. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Dolphins recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Marblehead's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Notre Dame Academy by a score of 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Marblehead lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 14-25, 17-25, 25-22, 16-14.
Megan Parkman put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 15 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Marblehead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Danvers now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Marblehead, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Danvers took their victory against Marblehead in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Danvers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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