Millbury is 9-1 against Southbridge since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Millbury Woolies will head out to square off against the Southbridge Pioneers at 5:15 p.m. Millbury is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Last Monday, Millbury made easy work of Bartlett and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Millbury took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-8, 25-13.
Millbury found their leader in underclassman Isabella Ferrari, who had five aces.
Millbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 29 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 11 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Southbridge narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Tantasqua Regional 3-2.
Southbridge had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 16-25, 29-27, 25-23, 15-7.
Millbury's record is now 9-2. As for Southbridge, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Millbury took their victory against Southbridge in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Millbury since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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