Wellesley hasn't had much luck against Newton North recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wellesley Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Newton North Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wellesley comes in on five and Newton North on 28.
Wellesley and North Middlesex Regional met for a duel on Thursday where Wellesley came out on top. Wellesley put the hurt on North Middlesex Regional with a sharp 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, Newton North faced Lincoln-Sudbury in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Newton North walked away with a 3-1 victory over Lincoln-Sudbury.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Newton North's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alexa Marucci, who had 17 digs and three aces. Marucci has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cindy Qiao, who had 15 digs.
Newton North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 28 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Wellesley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Newton North, their victory was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0.
Wellesley might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Newton North in their previous meeting back in September. Can Wellesley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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