What matters is not only the score, but how you score. Good teams win more points (ACEs, attacks, block-kills) and surrender fewer on errors (service errors, defensive mistakes and errors).
It's imperfect. Better teams make fewer errors and "find solutions" on offense, more often on skill than trickery.
I chose to analyze the second set of Melrose-Wakefield because it was the closest (25-22).
Melrose "won" 15 of their 25 points and earned 10 via Wakefield errors. Wakefield "won" 11 points and received 11 via Melrose errors.
Encouraging was Melrose "earning" three of their final four points down the stretch after the score was tied at 21. And yes, there will be "discretionary" points that are a blend of offensive attack and defensive inconsistency.
During scrimmages, Melrose struggled at times to generate offense. With a more established rotation and players adjusting to varsity play, they're "figuring it out."
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