Melrose came in ranked 16th in the Maxpreps.com poll while Burlington achieved a zenith of 6th, only to see the visiting Lady Raiders walk on by with a 3-0 victory.
Burlington jumped out to a quick 3-1 lead only to see Melrose ride an 8-2 run to a 9-5 advantage, which they expanded to 13-7. But the Red Devils wouldn't go away, forging a tie at 14, where Melrose went on to lead 19-17, only to see ties at 19, 20, and 21, But Melrose closed with a 4-1 run to capture set one 25-22.
Unofficially, Meri Lessing led with three first set kills.
Set two showed better action for Melrose, after an early 5-1 deficit. Melrose then ran off six consecutive points, but Burlington rallied to tie at 12, 13, and 14 before Melrose went up for good at 18-14. Melrose scored twelve of the final sixteen points to take a two set lead with a 25-18 win.
Cassidy Barbaro had five aces and Victoria Crovo had three kills.
Melrose came out fast in set three, leading 4-1 and 8-2 before going into hibernation. Burlington rallied to tie at 9, only to see the Lady Raiders go on a 7-2 and 6-2 sprees to go up 22-13. But the hosts weren't done, rallying to 22-18, 23-20, and 24-23 before losing on a service error.
Meri Lessing and Marissa Cataldo led with a pair of kills.
Game notes: Melrose takes undisputed leadership of the Middlesex League, which is the first goal of the team.
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