Longmeadow has gone 10-0 against East Longmeadow recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Longmeadow Lancers will host the East Longmeadow Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Longmeadow will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, Longmeadow got the win against Westfield by a conclusive 3-0.
Longmeadow never let Westfield on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, everything went East Longmeadow's way against Chicopee on Wednesday as East Longmeadow made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
While East Longmeadow won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-17, 25-18.
East Longmeadow was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Longmeadow's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for East Longmeadow, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Longmeadow has serving mastered this season, having averaged 18 aces per game. However, it's not like East Longmeadow struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Longmeadow's way against East Longmeadow in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Longmeadow made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Longmeadow repeat their success, or does East Longmeadow have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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