The Melrose Red Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Duxbury Dragons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Melrose sitting on four straight victories and Duxbury on 15.
Last Thursday, Melrose got the win against Wilmington by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Melrose took every set by at least 14 points. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-9, 25-10.
Melrose can attribute much of their success to Leah Fowke, who had three digs and 18 assists, and Sabine Wenzel, who had eight kills. Fowke is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Duxbury made easy work of Marshfield on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Duxbury was: they took every set by at least 16 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-7, 25-9.
Duxbury found their leader in underclassman Maria Torres, who had 14 digs and two aces.
Melrose is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Duxbury, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Melrose beat Duxbury 3-1 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Will Melrose repeat their success, or does Duxbury have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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