Middletown and St. Helena are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Middletown Mustangs are on the road again on Tuesday to play the St. Helena Saints at 6:00 p.m. Middletown will be strutting in after a victory while St. Helena will be coming in after a defeat.
Middletown will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Fort Bragg, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Middletown came out on top against Fort Bragg by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Middletown was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20.
Middletown got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaylee Doris out in front who had seven aces. That's the most aces Doris has posted in she last ten matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Isa Barnes, who had a block and 36 assists.
Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, St. Helena came up short against Kelseyville on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
St. Helena took a 1-1 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 22-25, 25-13, 25-19.
Middletown's record is now 13-6. As for St. Helena, they dropped their record down to 10-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Middletown beat St. Helena 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Middletown 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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