It was a good run, but Newton North unfortunately witnessed the end of their 31-game winning streak dating back to last season on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Brookline Warriors. The loss put an end to the Tigers' undefeated start to the season.
Newton North came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 25-22, 26-24, 24-26, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Newton North had strong showings from Alexa Marucci, who had ten digs, and Cindy Qiao, who had six digs and five aces. That's the most aces Qiao has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Alayna Oconnell, who had ten digs.
Even though they lost, Newton North 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 eight aces in 32 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Maya Nock was nothing short of spectacular for Brookline: she had 23 digs. Nock has been hot , having posted 12 or more digs the last six times she's played.
Having lost for the first time this season, Newton North fell to 17-1. As for Brookline, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-3.
Newton North has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Weymouth on the 24th. As for Brookline, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Framingham on the 24th.
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