Gardiner hasn't had much luck against Cape Elizabeth recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Gardiner Tigers will welcome the Cape Elizabeth Capers at 5:30 p.m.
Gardiner is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Hampden, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Gardiner was ranked 21st). Gardiner lost 3-0 to Hampden on Saturday.
While Gardiner was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Hampden's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 26-24.
Meanwhile, everything went Cape Elizabeth's way against Lake Region last Saturday as Cape Elizabeth made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Capers.
Gardiner's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Cape Elizabeth, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Gardiner suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cape Elizabeth in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Gardiner avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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