Nokomis hasn't had much luck against Gardiner recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Nokomis Warriors will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Gardiner Tigers, where the match is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, everything went Nokomis' way against Maranacook as Nokomis made off with a 3-0 win.
Nokomis' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Maranacook between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.
Nokomis can attribute much of their success to Jayden Hood, who had 13 digs and four aces, and Rayonna White, who had three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Hood now served four or more in the last six games she's played.
Nokomis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Gardiner faced Cony in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Gardiner narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Cony 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won five matches in a row.
Nokomis' victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3. As for Gardiner, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Nokomis suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Gardiner in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Nokomis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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