Volleyball Preview: Gray-New Gloucester Patriots vs. North Yarmouth Academy Panthers
Gray-New Gloucester is on an eight-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, North Yarmouth Academy a 12-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Thursday. The Gray-New Gloucester Patriots will welcome the North Yarmouth Academy Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Gray-New Gloucester came up short against Cape Elizabeth and fell 3-1.
Meanwhile, North Yarmouth Academy came up short against Lake Region on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While North Yarmouth Academy was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lake Region's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 25-22.
Even though they lost, North Yarmouth Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive matchups.
Gray-New Gloucester's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for North Yarmouth Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
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