The Maine East Blue Demons will take on the DePaul College Prep Rams in a tournament on Saturday.
On Tuesday, Maine East didn't have quite enough to beat Niles Notre Dame and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Blue Demons in their meetings with the Dons: they've now lost three in a row.
Maine East started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for DePaul College Prep, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Von Steuben on Friday.
DePaul College Prep easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17.
Maine East's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for DePaul College Prep, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Maine East was able to grind out a solid win over DePaul College Prep in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Demons since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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