Melrose is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Westborough is on a seven-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Melrose Red Raiders will welcome the Westborough Rangers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, everything went Melrose's way against Arlington as Melrose made off with a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-20, 25-12.
Melrose had a senior duo take command as Leah Fowke had four digs and 30 assists and Caroline Higonenq had 14 kills and five digs. Fowke is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Sabine Wenzel, who had ten kills.
Meanwhile, Westborough faced Bishop Feehan in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Westborough had just enough and edged Bishop Feehan out 3-2.
Westborough was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 24-26, 18-25, 25-18, 15-10.
Westborough can attribute much of their success to Montana Weaver, who had 23 digs and two aces, and Kathleen O'Reilly, who had six kills, four digs, and two aces. That's the most aces Weaver has posted in her last seven contests.
Melrose's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Westborough, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Melrose suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Westborough in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Melrose have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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