After flying high against Durfee on Friday, Braintree came back down to earth. The Wamps fell just short of the Needham Rockets by a score of 3-2 on Monday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rockets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Braintree sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-27, 25-20, 22-25, 15-8.
Bella Tran
| 10/20/25 @ Needham | 3 |
| 10/17/25 vs Durfee | 3 |
| 10/16/25 vs Walpole | 2 |
Braintree lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Bella Tran, who had nine digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played.
Needham's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Arianna Tu led the charge by getting six aces. With that strong performance, Tu is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Eleanore Alley, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Braintree's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Needham, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-2.
Braintree wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-2 win against Milton on the 22nd. Needham has also already played their next matchup (against Walpole), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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