Volleyball Preview: Jonesport-Beals Royals vs. George Stevens Academy Eagles
After both having extra time off, the Jonesport-Beals Royals and the George Stevens Academy Eagles will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Jonesport-Beals is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Jonesport-Beals is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Machias, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Jonesport-Beals was ranked 22nd). Jonesport-Beals came up short against Machias on Saturday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-11.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, George Stevens Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Ellsworth by a score of 3-2.
George Stevens Academy took Ellsworth into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 17-25, 16-14.
Jonesport-Beals' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for George Stevens Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Jonesport-Beals suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to George Stevens Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Jonesport-Beals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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