Melrose hosted well-coached Marblehead in its second scrimmage Thursday afternoon. Marblehead sported a 38-13 record (via Maxpreps) during the previous four seasons.
Scrimmages and player development carry particular importance during this season. Teams have only so much depth, especially during this COVID-19 impacted volleyball season.
Should key players be forced into quarantine or isolation (like the Boston Red Sox), major impacts can occur.
Melrose has exceptional hitting depth led by senior outside hitters Elena Soukos and Abby Hudson, young but experienced middles in Chloe Gentile and Sadie Jaggers, and strength at opposite with Gia Vlajkovic and Ava Burns. My rule of thumb is that you need three "dynamite" hitters for deep playoff runs and Melrose fills that bill.
Autumn Whelan 'hoovered' everything at libero during the scrimmage and she has the potential to be an All-League defender. The "quarterback" of offense is the setter and Emma Desmond has the key role requiring strong decision-making and accuracy.
Coach Scott Celli has the perspective to know when he can "go for it" with championship aspirations. He has that type of group.
Lagniappe (something extra). Melrose recently scrimmaged Lynnfield but Lynnfield gets top billing in the initial Boston Globe volleyball piece. Melrose squeaks into their top 20 at 20. Lynnfield is at 11.
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