Newton South is 7-2 against Brookline since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Newton South Lions will look to defend their home court against the Brookline Warriors at 1:30 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Newton South beat Andover 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Newton South had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 27-29, 25-20, 25-20, 25-12.
Newton South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Brookline's way against Wellesley on Tuesday as Brookline made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Maya Nock, who had ten aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
The win got Newton South back to even at 2-2. As for Brookline, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Newton South came out on top in a nail-biter against Brookline in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Newton South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brookline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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