After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cardinal, Maplewood was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Bloomfield Cardinals with a sharp 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Rockets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Maplewood walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 25-19.
Bloomfield's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aniyla Doll, who had 14 digs and two kills. Doll has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tessa Gwinn, who had ten digs and two kills.
Maplewood is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Bloomfield, they moved to 9-14 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Maplewood will challenge St. John at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John will roll in looking for their 24th straight win, something Maplewood surely won't give up without a fight. Bloomfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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