The South Portland Red Riots are taking a road trip to square off against the Windham Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South Portland is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
South Portland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Thornton Academy, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (South Portland was ranked 24th). South Portland took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Thornton Academy on Thursday.
South Portland started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-20, 25-7, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Windham had just enough and edged Westbrook out 3-2 on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Windham was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-102), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-23, 15-8.
Martina Jefferson was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had four aces and three digs.
South Portland now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Windham, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: South Portland has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Windham struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Portland came out on top in a nail-biter against Windham when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Portland 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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