The Brookline Warriors will square off against the Acton-Boxborough The Revolution at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Brookline comes in on 17 and Acton-Boxborough on four.
Brookline is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Barnstable as Brookline made off with a 3-0 win.
Brookline not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Barnstable between 16 and 17 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-17, 25-17.
Lincoln-Sudbury came into Friday's contest looking for another win against Acton-Boxborough, but Sanskriti Nistala wouldn't allow it. Acton-Boxborough walked away with a 3-1 victory over Lincoln-Sudbury on Friday thanks in part to Nistala, who had 23 digs. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 10.4 digs per game.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24, 13-25, 25-16.
Acton-Boxborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 25 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Brookline's win bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Acton-Boxborough, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Brookline hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 7.1 blocks per game. It's a different story for Acton-Boxborough, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9. Given Brookline's sizable advantage in that area, Acton-Boxborough will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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