The Barnstable Red Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Winchester Red & Black at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Barnstable comes in on five and Winchester on three.
Last Wednesday, everything went Barnstable's way against Dartmouth as Barnstable made off with a 3-0 victory.
Barnstable was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-19, 25-20.
Barnstable can attribute much of their success to Jazlyn Coyer, who had ten digs and four aces. That's the most aces Coyer has posted since September 2nd.
Barnstable was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 34 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Winchester made easy work of Wakefield Memorial on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win.
While Winchester won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-23, 25-18.
Barnstable's victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Winchester, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Everything went Barnstable's way against Winchester in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Barnstable made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Barnstable since the squad 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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