Monday, October 24, 2022

Game 18: Melrose 3 Burlington 2 "Resilience"

Melrose's road warriors chilled 'The Inferno' en route to a possible undefeated ML12 campaign, downing the Burlington Red Devils 25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 25-8, 15-10.

The win brings Melrose to 14-4, 14-0 in the ML12. 

The large Burlington crowd witnessed outstanding play by both teams and resilience by Melrose down the stretch. 

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Melrose re-engaged in the fourth set with aggressive play. Sustaining aggressive play often carries the day. 

Keys to victory? 

  • Chloe Gentile had a strong match throughout. 
  • Melrose came out angry after the third set and rebounded by thumping Burlington in the fourth. 
  • Sophomore Leah Fowke had an extended service run and Melrose got out to an 18-3 lead en route to the tying set. 
  • Emma Desmond continued her strong play at libero. 
  • Melrose reduced service errors significantly. 

Melrose notes: Melrose hosts Wilmington Wednesday as they play out the Freedom Division schedule. 




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