Volleyball Preview: Narraguagus Knights vs. George Stevens Academy Eagles
The Narraguagus Knights will square off against the George Stevens Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Narraguagus is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Mount Desert Island just ended the team's 15-game winning streak dating back to last season on Monday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans.
Narraguagus took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 17-25, 25-20, 25-19, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Narraguagus had strong showings from Eileen Berry, who had 11 digs, and Karmen Thompson, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Thompson has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, Narraguagus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, George Stevens Academy didn't have done well against Calais recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. George Stevens Academy narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Calais 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
George Stevens Academy was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (96-94), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 15-25, 26-24, 13-25, 15-6.
Narraguagus' loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for George Stevens Academy, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Everything went Narraguagus' way against George Stevens Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Narraguagus made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Narraguagus repeat their success, or does George Stevens Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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