After both having extra time off, the Mapleton Mounties and Maplewood Rockets will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mapleton is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Mapleton proved they can win big with a three-set victory on Tuesday. On Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Monroeville 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (109-97) Mapleton actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 27-25, 25-23, 12-25, 15-11.
Mapleton's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addison Hess, who had 16 kills, 13 digs, and three aces. Paige Beattie was another key player, getting 31 digs and four assists.
Meanwhile, Maplewood earned a 2-0 victory over Bristol on Thursday.
Mapleton has now won four of their last five games on the road. That's given a healthy boost to their 12-10 record this season. As for Maplewood, they are now 12-8, having gone 3-4 since their three-game winning streak ended.
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