Leyden is 0-3 against Maine West since April of 2022 but things could change on Monday. The Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Warriors at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Leyden took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They skirted past Proviso West 2-1. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
Leyden had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Maine West entered their tilt with Prospect on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Knights.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Maine West got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 21-25, 25-21.
Leyden better focus on containing Peter Dempsey and Donovan Brown as the pair were huge in Maine West's win. Dempsey had 24 assists, while Brown had six kills. Dempsey is on a roll when it comes to assists, as he's now posted 12 or more in each of the last 24 games he's played.
Leyden's record now sits at 14-18. As for Maine West, their record is now 28-5.
Leyden came up short against Maine West in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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