Winchester waltzed into their matchup on Friday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Andover Golden Warriors 3-2. The Red & Black have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Golden Warriors, too.
Winchester had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-13.
Winchester was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in 26 consecutive games dating back to last season.
When it comes to explaining why Andover lost, don't look at Kate Hillson. Despite the final result, she had 13 digs.
Winchester's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for Andover, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
As of now, neither Winchester nor Andover have any future games scheduled.
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