History Lesson - The Downside

Strong emotion imprints strong memories. MVB has enjoyed success for over two decades but a few teams have held the upper hand over Melrose.

Medfield beat Melrose in the 2005 State Final (3-2) and later in 2009. 

Fairhaven dismantled Melrose in the State semis with an otherworldly performance from Kara Charrette.

Marlborough beat Melrose in 2003 in the State semis and again in 2011 in the State Finals. 

King Philip beat Melrose in the State semis. 

NDA (Hingham) holds a 3-1 edge in a series that ended in 2017.

Westborough has a sizable edge (9-2) versus Melrose and will face MVB again this season in non-league play. 

A pair of D1 teams also have an edge over MVB, with Newton North leading (6-2) and Central Catholic (6-9), not including games prior to 2006. Newton North's Nigel Fox also piloted his boys to capture the State title this year. 

Within the ML12, Winchester has split the last ten matches with MVB and always has a strong club led by John Fleming. 

As they say on Wall Street, "past performance does not guarantee future results." MVB '24 travels to Frontier and Duxbury and hosts Westborough and Newton North in a highly attractive nonleague schedule. 

"Love our losses." Often losing dispenses more lessons than victories. Seldom does one issue explain the differences between success and struggles. Trust your coaches to diagnose and manage need areas.