Brookline is 1-9 against Needham since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Warriors will venture away from home to challenge the Rockets at 4:00 p.m. Brookline will be strutting in after a victory while Needham will be coming in after a loss.
Brookline is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Cambridge Rindge & Latin, who was ranked fourth at the time (Brookline was ranked first). The Warriors walked away with a 3-1 win over the Falcons on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Meanwhile, Needham didn't have quite enough to beat Agawam on Saturday and fell 3-2. While the Rockets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Brownies 25-18 in the first set.
Needham started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-18, 15-8.
Brookline pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Needham, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Brookline took their win against Needham when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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