The Brookline Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Weston Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Brookline will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Brookline will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Natick, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Brookline put the hurt on Natick with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday.
Brookline never let Natick on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Brookline's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Maya Nock, who had 12 digs, and Mia Jones, who had eight digs, six kills, and three aces.
They weren't the only good server: Brookline was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in 13 consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Weston faced Acton-Boxborough in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Everything went Weston's way against Acton-Boxborough as Weston made off with a 3-0 victory.
Brookline's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Weston, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Brookline skirted past Weston 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brookline 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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