The Mount Desert Island Trojans will square off against the Messalonskee Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Mount Desert Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Washington Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Mount Desert Island was ranked eighth). Mount Desert Island fell 3-1 to Washington Academy on Wednesday. It was the first time this season that the Trojans let down their fans at home.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 22-25, 25-9, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Messalonskee earned a 3-1 victory over Cony on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-16, 23-25, 25-17.
Sofia Derosby continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, getting 45 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 25 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Messalonskee kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in 24 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Mount Desert Island's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Messalonskee, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Mount Desert Island suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Messalonskee in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Mount Desert Island avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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