After four games on the road, Braintree is heading back home. They will host the Weymouth Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Braintree came up short against Walpole and fell 3-1.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Walpole scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-17, 20-25, 25-19.
Braintree might have lost, but man, Chloe Zhong was a machine: she had eight digs, four kills, and 18 assists. Zhong is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Norah Downey, who had five kills, four digs, and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Weymouth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Needham.
Braintree's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Weymouth, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
Braintree skirted past Weymouth 3-2 in their previous meeting back in September. Will Braintree repeat their success, or does Weymouth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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