Arlington faced Lexington in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Spy Ponders lost 3-0 to the Minutemen. The Spy Ponders were not able to make up for their defeat to the Minutemen from their previous meeting back in May of 2024.
Arlington was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 29-27, 25-15, 25-14.
Eli Slotnick paced Arlington's offense, picking up seven kills. Slotnick got some help from Ian Lewis and his 14 assists. Finally, Noah Jepsen kept Arlington's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Lexington was led to victory by Mahin Rajesh and Jake Siegel. Rajesh had three aces and one block, while Siegel had 18 assists. The dominant performance also gave Rajesh a new career-high in assists (17).
Arlington has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Lexington, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-1.
Arlington has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Westford Academy on the 7th. As for Lexington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Lincoln-Sudbury on the 4th.
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