Reading Memorial and Belmont are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Reading Memorial Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Belmont Marauders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Wednesday, Reading Memorial made easy work of Danvers and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rockets.
Meanwhile, Belmont entered their tilt with Stoneham on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Spartans.
Belmont never let Stoneham on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-11, 25-22.
Belmont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 33 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Reading Memorial's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Belmont, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Reading Memorial might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Belmont in their previous meeting back in September. Can Reading Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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