The Sturgis West Navigators will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Mashpee Falcons at 6:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Sturgis West didn't have quite enough to beat Nantucket and fell 3-2.
Sturgis West actually scored more points across those five sets (104-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-20, 18-25, 15-25, 15-10.
Sturgis West's loss came about despite a quality game from Lily Miller, who had three aces and 28 assists. Miller has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last seven times she's played.
Even though they lost, Sturgis West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Mashpee waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Seahawks 3-0.
Sturgis West's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-3. As for Mashpee, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Sturgis West skirted past Mashpee 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sturgis West since the squad 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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