The Maine South Hawks will head out to challenge the Deerfield Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maine South will be strutting in after a victory while Deerfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Maine South will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Glenbrook North, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Hawks walked away with a 2-0 win over the Spartans on Tuesday.
While Maine South won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Deerfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of New Trier.
Deerfield may have fallen short, but they were sure consistent: they scored 18 points in every single set they played. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-18.
Deerfield's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Maine South, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season.
Maine South came out on top in a nail-biter against Deerfield in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the squad 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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