It was a good run, but Millbury unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Nipmuc Regional Warriors. The Woolies have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Saturday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Millbury started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-14, 25-19, 26-24.
Even though they lost, Millbury was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in ten consecutive matches.
Nipmuc Regional can attribute much of their success to Kendal Bradford, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Bradford has posted since back in November of 2023.
Millbury's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Nipmuc Regional, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Millbury will welcome Bartlett at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Millbury is facing Bartlett at the right time seeing as Bartlett is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Nipmuc Regional, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Blackstone-Millville at 5:00 p.m.
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