The Leominster Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the North Middlesex Regional Patriots at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Leominster lost 3-0 to Groton-Dunstable on Thursday.
Leominster was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 25-20.
While North Middlesex Regional didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They lost 3-0 to Groton-Dunstable on Tuesday. The match marked the first time this year in which the Patriots were not able to get on the board.
While North Middlesex Regional was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the 0th set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-19, 25-10.
Leominster's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for North Middlesex Regional, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Leominster came out on top in a nail-biter against North Middlesex Regional in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Leominster 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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