Maine South hasn't had much luck against New Trier recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Maine South Hawks are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the New Trier Trevians at 6:00 p.m. Maine South will be strutting in after a win while New Trier will be coming in after a loss.
New Trier is hoping to do what Maine East couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Maine South's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Maine South came out on top against Maine East by a score of 2-0.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Maine South was: they took both sets by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-16.
Maine South's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Emma Lesch, who had four digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Maine South was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, New Trier faced Loyola Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. New Trier fell 2-0 to Loyola Academy. The Trevians' defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-22.
Maine South has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for New Trier, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-1.
Maine South came up short against New Trier in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Maine South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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