Stoneham had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They skirted past the Wilmington Wildcats 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Stoneham 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 25-21, 27-29, 24-26, 25-13, 25-9.
Wilmington lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Katherine Hao, who had five digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hao has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Eduarda Jacob, who had ten digs.
Stoneham's win ended a 16-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-13. As for Wilmington, their loss was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-14.
Stoneham and Wakefield Memorial are set to duel on Tuesday. As for Wilmington, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Watertown, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Wilmington is facing Watertown at the right time seeing as Watertown is stuck on a 15-game losing streak.
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