South Portland is 8-2 against Cheverus since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The South Portland Red Riots will host the Cheverus Stags at 6:00 p.m. South Portland will be strutting in after a win while Cheverus will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, South Portland had just enough and edged Sanford out 3-2.
South Portland was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-14, 24-26, 25-20, 15-11.
Among those leading the charge was Kaley Moller, who had six digs and five aces. Those five aces gave her a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: South Portland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Cheverus faced Falmouth in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Cheverus fell just short of Falmouth by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Stags in their matchups with the Navigators: they've now lost eight in a row.
South Portland's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Cheverus, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
South Portland came up short against Cheverus when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can South Portland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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