The Yarmouth Clippers will face off against the Westbrook Blue Blazes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Yarmouth's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while Westbrook has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Yarmouth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Cape Elizabeth, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Yarmouth was ranked third). Yarmouth took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Cape Elizabeth on Monday.
While Yarmouth ultimately came up short, they really made Cape Elizabeth work, particularly in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-19, 10-25, 25-17, 27-25.
Loss or not, Yarmouth got some senior leadership from Drea Rideout and Madi Beaudoin. Rideout had 12 digs and three aces, while Beaudoin had ten digs and three aces. Those 12 digs set a new season-high mark for Rideout.
Even though they lost, Yarmouth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Westbrook also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Windham by a score of 3-1.
Yarmouth's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for Westbrook, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
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