Reading Memorial and Billerica Memorial squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Reading Memorial had to settle for second. They came up short against the Billerica Memorial Indians, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rockets of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Monday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-20.
Charlie Ballestas paced Reading Memorial's offense, picking up eight kills. Ballestas got some help from
Ava Mcgonagle and her nine assists.
Gianna Miceli controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Billerica Memorial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emma Johnson led the charge by getting five aces and four digs. That's the most aces Johnson has posted since back in October. The team also got some help courtesy of Melissa Panaligan, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Reading Memorial's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Billerica Memorial, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 21-0.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Billerica Memorial beat Reading Memorial by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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