The Woburn Memorial Tanners will head out to challenge the North Andover Scarlet Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Woburn Memorial has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Woburn Memorial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Massachusetts' top teams: Arlington, who was ranked 13th at the time (Woburn Memorial was ranked 14th). The Tanners fell just short of the Spy Ponders by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Woburn Memorial wouldn't go down easily and took Arlington into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 21-25, 17-15.
Mateo Qirjazi
| 04/10/25 @ Arlington | 31 |
| 04/08/25 @ Belmont | 43 |
| 04/03/25 vs Winchester | 17 |
Woburn Memorial's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mateo Qirjazi, who had 31 assists, and Rohan Patel, who had 15 digs. Qirjazi is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 17 or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, North Andover made easy work of Central Catholic on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Scarlet Knights in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won eight in a row.
North Andover was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-14, 25-21.
Woburn Memorial's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for North Andover, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Woburn Memorial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 4.3 aces per game. However, it's not like North Andover struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
