King Philip Regional is 10-0 against Taunton since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The King Philip Regional Warriors will head out to square off against the Taunton Tigers at 5:15 p.m. King Philip Regional will be strutting in after a win while Taunton will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, King Philip Regional got the win against North Attleborough by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: King Philip Regional took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-14.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead King Philip Regional to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cece Mullen, who had six digs and four aces. Mullen has been hot recently, having also posted 13 or more assists the last five times she's played. Alex Pauline was another key player, getting six digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: King Philip Regional was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 18 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Taunton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sharon.
King Philip Regional has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Taunton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Everything went King Philip Regional's way against Taunton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as King Philip Regional made off with a 3-0 victory. Does King Philip Regional have another victory up their sleeve, or will Taunton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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