On Monday, Cape Elizabeth faced Yarmouth in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cape Elizabeth Capers came out on top against the Yarmouth Clippers by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Capers, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 10-25, 25-17, 27-25.
Cape Elizabeth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in four consecutive contests.
Defeat or not, Yarmouth got some senior leadership from Drea Rideout and Madi Beaudoin. Rideout had 12 digs and three aces, while Beaudoin had ten digs and three aces. Those 12 digs set a new season-high mark for Rideout.
Cape Elizabeth has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Yarmouth, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 10-4.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Cape Elizabeth's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Marshwood at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Yarmouth, they will face off against Westbrook at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yarmouth is facing Westbrook at the right time seeing as Westbrook is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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