Weymouth hasn't had much luck against Needham recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 4:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Weymouth came up short against Walpole and fell 3-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Weymouth might have lost, but man, Jayla Negron was a machine: she had 23 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Negron a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Michi Herr, who had 13 digs.
Meanwhile, Needham made easy work of Milton on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-10, 25-17.
Needham was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 13 consecutive matches.
Weymouth's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Needham, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Weymouth has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Needham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Weymouth suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Needham when the teams last played back in September. Can Weymouth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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