Volleyball Recap: South Portland Red Riots vs. Sanford Spartans
South Portland lost to Sanford back in October of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The South Portland Red Riots sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Sanford Spartans.
South Portland was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-14, 24-26, 25-20, 15-11.
Kaley Moller was the offensive standout of the contest as she had seven digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
South Portland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matches.
South Portland's record is now 5-6. As for Sanford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
South Portland wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Cheverus on the 16th. Sanford has also already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Bonny Eagle on the 15th.
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