Volleyball Preview: Yarmouth Clippers vs. Cape Elizabeth Capers
Yarmouth has gone 10-0 against Cape Elizabeth recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Yarmouth Clippers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Cape Elizabeth Capers at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Yarmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Greely, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Yarmouth was ranked third). Yarmouth fell just short of Greely by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Clippers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rangers 25-21 in the first set.
Yarmouth took Greely into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-20, 18-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Cape Elizabeth's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to York.
Yarmouth's defeat dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Cape Elizabeth, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Yarmouth came out on top in a nail-biter against Cape Elizabeth in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yarmouth since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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