After flying high against Haverhill on Friday, North Andover came back down to earth. The Scarlet Knights came up short against the Chelmsford Lions on Monday, falling 3-0. The Scarlet Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-9, 25-17.
Ryan Quinn paced North Andover's offense, picking up six kills. Quinn got some help from Carson Wong and his 13 assists.
Leading Chelmsford to victory were David Pham and Ryan Heng. Pham had 34 assists and four digs, while Heng had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces gave Heng a new career-high. Ben Grant also deserves some recognition as he served his first aces of the season.
North Andover's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-7. As for Chelmsford, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
North Andover didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Methuen on the 7th. As for Chelmsford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Lincoln-Sudbury on the 6th.
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