It's playoff time, and Longmeadow had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top against the Marblehead Magicians by a score of 3-1 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Lancers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Longmeadow had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-18.
Caroline Croteau
| 11/07/25 vs Marblehead | 6 |
| 10/14/25 @ Westfield | 5 |
| 10/06/25 vs Agawam | 4 |
| 10/31/25 vs Norwood | 3 |
| 10/22/25 vs Central | 3 |
Longmeadow was led to victory by Annie Kro and Caroline Croteau. Kro had nine digs and three aces, while Croteau had six digs and three aces. Those six digs gave Croteau a new career-high.
They weren't the only good servers: Longmeadow was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. They served three more aces than Marblehead's also-impressive total of 12.
Despite the loss, Marblehead had strong showings from Sydney Faris, who had 23 digs and two aces, and Sydney Da Silva, who had seven digs and three aces. Faris has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Longmeadow's victory bumped their record up to 22-3. As for Marblehead, with the defeat, they broke their 13-match winning streak and moved their record to 18-3.
As of now, neither Longmeadow nor the Magicians have any future games scheduled.
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