The Hampden Broncos are taking a road trip to take on the Edward Little Red Eddies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Edward Little took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hampden, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Hampden was able to grind out a solid victory over Messalonskee, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Broncos.
Hampden had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the nexttwo. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-14.
Hampden was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Edward Little didn't have quite enough to beat Noble on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Edward Little took Noble into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-19, 22-25, 13-25, 15-7.
Hampden's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Edward Little, they dropped their record down to 1-1 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Hampden took their victory against Edward Little in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hampden since the team 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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