On Friday, Westwood faced Hopkinton in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Westwood Wolverines fell just short of the Hopkinton Hillers by a score of 3-2. The Wolverines' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Westwood sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-18, 16-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-10.
Immy Roberts and Francesca Gennari certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Roberts had 18 digs and four aces, while Gennari had 17 digs, three kills, three aces, and a block. Gennari is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season.
Even though they lost, Westwood kept the net locked down and finished the game with 20 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in 14 consecutive matchups.
Leading Hopkinton to victory were Olivia Carrazza and Elsa Woodbury. Carrazza had 17 digs and three aces, while Woodbury had 15 digs and nine kills. That's the most aces Carrazza has posted in her last eight matches.
Westwood's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2. As for Hopkinton, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.
Westwood didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Canton on the 19th. As for Hopkinton, they will square off against Ashland at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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