On Thursday, Lincoln-Sudbury faced Newton North in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors fell 3-1 to the Newton North Tigers. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Lincoln-Sudbury ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 18-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Lincoln-Sudbury still got an impressive performance from Maddie Gulko, who had 21 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gulko has posted in her last five contests.
Newton North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alexa Marucci led the charge by getting 17 digs and three aces. Marucci has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cindy Qiao, who had 15 digs.
Lincoln-Sudbury's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-3. As for Newton North, they pushed their record up to 14-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Lincoln-Sudbury will venture away from home to square off against Ashland at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Newton North, they will host Wellesley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wellesley will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Newton North surely won't give up without a fight.
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