Maumee hasn't had much luck against Lake recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Maumee Panthers will be playing at home against the Lake Flyers at 7:00 p.m. Lake took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Maumee, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Maumee got the win against Fostoria by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Maumee was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-13, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Lake unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of Liberty-Benton by a score of 3-2.
Lake actually scored more points across those five sets (100-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. After all that action, the final score was 15-25, 17-25, 25-21, 25-17, 15-12.
Despite their loss, Lake saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Sydney Marchetto, who had 22 digs, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Calli Conley, who had 17 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Lake was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Maumee is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Lake, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-2.
Maumee suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lake in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Maumee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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