Volleyball Preview: Messalonskee Eagles vs. Ellsworth Eagles
The Messalonskee Eagles will square off against the Ellsworth Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Messalonskee will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, everything went Messalonskee's way against Camden Hills as Messalonskee made off with a 3-0 win.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth earned a 3-1 victory over Sumner on Monday.
Ellsworth had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-8, 25-14, 25-13.
Ellsworth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 38 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Messalonskee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Ellsworth, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-4.
Messalonskee took their victory against Ellsworth in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Messalonskee since the squad 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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