The Messalonskee Eagles will take on the Mount Desert Island Trojans at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Messalonskee will be strutting in after a victory while Mount Desert Island will be coming in after a defeat.
Messalonskee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Cony, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Messalonskee was ranked 23rd). Messalonskee walked away with a 3-1 win over Cony on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-16, 23-25, 25-17.
Sofia Derosby continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 45 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 25 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Messalonskee kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in 24 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mount Desert Island entered their game against Washington Academy on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mount Desert Island fell 3-1 to Washington Academy. It was the first time this season that the Trojans let down their fans at home.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 22-25, 25-9, 25-22.
The victory got Messalonskee back to even at 4-4. As for Mount Desert Island, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2.
Everything went Messalonskee's way against Mount Desert Island when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Messalonskee made off with a 3-0 win. Does Messalonskee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mount Desert Island turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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