Springfield and Maumee are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Springfield Blue Devils will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Maumee Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Springfield is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Clay just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Maumee was able to grind out a solid win over Rossford on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Maumee had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-11.
Maumee's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kirsten Green, who had 14 digs, and Julia Coutcher, who had ten digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Coutcher a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mia Mitchell, who had ten digs.
Maumee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rossford only served seven.
Springfield's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Maumee, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Springfield took their win against Maumee when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Springfield since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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