The Wakefield Memorial Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Burlington Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wakefield Memorial will be strutting in after a win while Burlington will be coming in after a loss.
Wakefield Memorial and Stoneham met for a duel on Tuesday where Wakefield Memorial prevailed. Wakefield Memorial walked away with a 3-1 victory over Stoneham.
Wakefield Memorial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-9, 25-17, 25-20.
Wakefield Memorial can attribute much of their success to Brendia Diaz, who had nine digs.
Wakefield Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine matches.
Meanwhile, Burlington lost 3-0 to Melrose on Tuesday. The Red Devils have struggled against the Red Raiders recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Melrose scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-19.
Wakefield Memorial's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-5. As for Burlington, their loss dropped their record down to 9-6.
Wakefield Memorial beat Burlington 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Burlington's Karina Boyadjiev, who had 19 digs and four aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wakefield Memorial still be able to contain Boyadjiev? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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