Maine South entered their tilt with Maine East on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Maine East Blue Demons by a score of 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hawks also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Maine South was: they took both sets by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-16.
Maine South got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Emma Lesch out in front who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Maine South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Maine South is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Maine East, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Maine South is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on New Trier at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. New Trier is coming into the matchup with seven straight losses at home, meaning Maine South will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Maine East, they will venture away from home to square off against Niles North at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maine East is facing Niles North at the right time seeing as Niles North is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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