Volleyball Preview: Mount Desert Island Trojans vs. Bucksport Golden Bucks
Mount Desert Island has gone 8-0 against Bucksport recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Mount Desert Island Trojans will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Bucksport Golden Bucks, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Mount Desert Island will be strutting in after a win while Bucksport will be coming in after a loss.
Mount Desert Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Hampden, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Mount Desert Island was ranked fifth). Mount Desert Island was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hampden on Thursday.
Mount Desert Island never let Hampden on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-23.
Mount Desert Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Bucksport came up short against George Stevens Academy on Monday, falling 3-0. The Golden Bucks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: George Stevens Academy scored at least 21 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-23.
Mount Desert Island's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Bucksport, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Mount Desert Island's way against Bucksport in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 as Mount Desert Island made off with a 3-0 win. Will Mount Desert Island repeat their success, or does Bucksport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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