The Mount Desert Island Trojans will face off against the Hampden Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hampden took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mount Desert Island, who comes in off a win.
Mount Desert Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Brewer, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Mount Desert Island was ranked eighth). Mount Desert Island walked away with a 3-1 win over Brewer on Tuesday.
Mount Desert Island was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-13, 19-25, 25-10.
Mount Desert Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hampden entered their contest against Washington Academy on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Hampden came up short against Washington Academy, falling 3-0. The loss was the Broncos' first of the season.
After all that action, the final score was 25-12, 25-22, 25-16.
Mount Desert Island's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Hampden, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Mount Desert Island has serving mastered this season, having averaged 14 aces per game. However, it's not like Hampden struggles in that department as they've been averaging 19.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Mount Desert Island's way against Hampden in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Mount Desert Island made off with a 3-0 win. Will Mount Desert Island repeat their success, or does Hampden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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