Joppa-Maple Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Egyptian Pharaohs by a score of 2-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Rangers of the 2-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Joppa-Maple Grove sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-19, 20-25, 25-23.
Several Rangers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kieran Presser, who had nine digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Presser a new career-high in aces.
Joppa-Maple Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Egyptian, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record.
Joppa-Maple Grove is on the road again on Thursday to play Meridian at 6:00 p.m. Joppa-Maple Grove is facing Meridian at the right time seeing as Meridian is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Egyptian, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Cobden at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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