Marlborough had already won 11 in a row and they went ahead and made it 12 on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines , sneaking past 3-2. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 defeat the Wolverines walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-105) Marlborough actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 26-28, 25-22, 14-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Tata Vongfak had an outrageously good game as she had 21 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Marlborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive contests.
Harvard-Westlake lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sophia Jun, who had 15 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Jun has posted since back in August of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Sakonju, who had 13 digs and two aces.
Marlborough has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Harvard-Westlake, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-13.
Marlborough will welcome Immaculate Heart at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Marlborough will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak alive. As for Harvard-Westlake, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss vs. Chaminade on the 30th.
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