Rensselaer hasn't had much luck against Maple Hill recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Rensselaer Rams will square off against the Maple Hill Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row dating back to last season, Rensselaer finally turned things around against Taconic Hills back in September. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Titans.
Rensselaer had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Maple Hill had already won five in a row and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They came out on top against the Mountain Lions by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Maple Hill was: they took both sets by at least 17 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-5.
The win got Rensselaer back to even at 1-1. As for Maple Hill, they pushed their record up to 19-3-3 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
Rensselaer might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Maple Hill in their previous meeting back in September. Can Rensselaer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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