Reading Memorial is 1-9 against Winchester since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Reading Memorial Rockets are on the road again to play the Winchester Red & Black at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, everything went Reading Memorial's way against Arlington as Reading Memorial made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Reading Memorial's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-16.
Reading Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 33 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Winchester had already won nine in a row and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Minutemen.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Winchester got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 18-25, 25-14, 20-25, 15-7.
Margo Kaduson was a one-man wrecking crew for Winchester as she had 21 digs and four aces. Kaduson is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Reading Memorial's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-10. As for Winchester, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Reading Memorial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Winchester struggles in that department as they've been averaging 18.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Reading Memorial came up short against Winchester in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Reading Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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