Melrose hosted Burlington and got served a large dose of humble pie, losing 25-11, 25-19, 23-25, 19-25, and 9-15. The loss drops Melrose to 16-2 and Burlington ups its record to 13-4.
Burlington extended a winning streak to six and the loss stops the Melrose win streak at eight. Both will be strong contenders in the Division 2 postseason.
Ironically Melrose played exceptional ball in the first set with complementary offense, defense, and service. It was among the best sets I have seen a Melrose team play, highlighted by some powerful hits from Gia Vlajkovic.
Melrose continued to play well in the second set with Chloe Gentile dominating at the net, playing one of her best overall games.
The third set was highly competitive with Melrose have chances but featured sloppiness by both teams. Burlington finished strong and deserved to win.
But the roof collapsed in the fourth set, Melrose trailing 17-6 before mounting a comeback late.
The tiebreaker set saw Burlington get off to a quick 8-1 lead after Melrose captured the opening point. A few Elena Soukos kills made the set closer but Melrose struggled defensively and committed three service errors in the final stanza.
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