The Marshwood Hawks will face off against the Wells Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Marshwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Falmouth, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Marshwood was ranked 20th). Marshwood fell just short of Falmouth by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Wells came up short against Bonny Eagle on Thursday and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Scots: they've now lost four in a row.
Wells started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, Wells had strong showings from Sky Curley, who had 16 digs and three aces, and Autumn Leslie, who had 13 digs, a kill, and 21 assists. That's the most aces Curley has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Wells 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 five aces in five consecutive matchups.
Marshwood's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Wells, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went Marshwood's way against Wells when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Marshwood made off with a 3-0 win. Does Marshwood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wells turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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