On Thursday, the South Portland Red Riots narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Westbrook Blue Blazes 3-2.
South Portland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20, 15-7.
South Portland was led to victory by Linnea Whitton and Catherine Gibbons. Whitton had eight aces and three digs, while Gibbons had eight digs. Those eight aces gave Whitton a new career-high.
South Portland's victory bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Westbrook, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-5.
South Portland will challenge Biddeford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Biddeford will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something South Portland surely won't give up without a fight. As for Westbrook, they will venture away from home to take on Windham at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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