Egyptian came into Tuesday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged the Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers out 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Pharaohs also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Egyptian who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-23.
Joppa-Maple Grove's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kieran Presser, who had nine digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Presser a new career-high in aces.
The win got Egyptian back to even at 3-3. As for Joppa-Maple Grove, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Egyptian has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Cobden at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Joppa-Maple Grove, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against 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.
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