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Li joins Senior Captains Mei and Nguyen in leading the way to Golden Tornado win
By Steve Freker
You have to get even, before you go ahead. Malden High Boys Volleyball used that method to first even out its season mark, then get over .500 with a pair of solid Greater Boston League victories over the past week.
A 3-2 road win over Lynn Classical Monday was the icing on top for a third straight victory in just seven days for Malden. The visitors took the first set, then traded back and forth with the Rams, leading 2-1 before Classical tied it up with a win in set four. Malden rolled in the fifth and deciding set to claim the big win.
The victory, Malden’s third straight after an 0-2 start, put Head Coach Dan Jurkowski’s squad at 3-2 overall. Malden’s third straight league win has the Tornados at 3-1 in GBL play.
Malden got its second consecutive win in a 3-0 sweep of Everett at Malden’s Finn Gym. The Tornados took the first set by a decisive, 25-14 final. Everett made it close in the second set, with Malden prevailing, 25-19. In the third set, Malden and Everett were tied at 11-11 before the home team pulled ahead, 17-11, and then held on for the 25-14 win.
Leading the way for Malden were senior captains Edward Mei and Kenton Nguyen. Also turning in solid performances for Malden were juniors Nick Li, Ethan Yang and Israel DeSouza.
“We got off to a rough start early in the season, though we played some very good teams,” Coach Jurkowski said. “It has been nice to see us rebound and come back and put together a nice stretch of wins here.”
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Malden Boys Volleyball was back in action Wednesday, hosting Revere in another Greater Boston League game. Today, Malden takes a long road trip south to play Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School at 5:00 p.m.
Malden stays busy next week, hosting GBLer Medford at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 21 at 11:00 a.m. and Holyoke at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22. Both games are at Finn Gym in Malden.
