On Tuesday Maine South will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Glenbrook North Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long.
Maine South will head out to face Glenbrook North after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Maine South fell 2-0 to Glenbrook South. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost nine in a row.
While Maine South was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Maine South saw an underclassman step up: Emma Lesch had 13 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Glenbrook North and Deerfield met for a duel on Thursday where Glenbrook North came out on top. Glenbrook North took their contest against Deerfield 2-0.
Glenbrook North easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-19.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Glenbrook North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alina Nychay, who had six digs and 16 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Choi, who had seven digs and three aces.
Maine South's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. As for Glenbrook North, their win bumped their record up to 19-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Maine South has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Glenbrook North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Maine South was able to grind out a solid victory over Glenbrook North when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maine South 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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