The Taunton Tigers will square off against the Barnstable Red Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Taunton comes in on six and Barnstable on four.
Taunton will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Milford, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Tigers put the hurt on the Scarlet Hawks with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The match was exciting from start to finish, as two sets needed extra rallies to gain a two-point lead. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-21, 27-25.
Meanwhile, it was close, but last Monday Barnstable sidestepped King Philip Regional for a 3-2 win.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Barnstable got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-16, 22-25, 25-12, 22-25, 15-7.
Barnstable pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Taunton, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Taunton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Barnstable when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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