Ellsworth hadn't done well against Mount Desert Island recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Ellsworth Eagles had just enough and edged the Mount Desert Island Trojans out 3-2. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (101-96) Ellsworth actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-16, 19-25, 25-22, 12-25, 15-13.
Ellsworth can attribute much of their success to Mikayla Rome, who had seven digs and 16 assists.
Ellsworth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matchups.
Cora VanDongen and Daley Foss certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. VanDongen had 11 digs, while Foss had nine kills and eight digs. What's more, Foss also posted a 26.3% hitting percentage, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September.
Ellsworth pushed their record up to 9-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mount Desert Island, they moved to 9-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Ellsworth does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mount Desert Island, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bucksport at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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