The Brunswick Dragons will take on the Messalonskee Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Brunswick took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Lewiston with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Dragons as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Messalonskee faced Gardiner in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Everything went Messalonskee's way against Gardiner as Messalonskee made off with a 3-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Messalonskee was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20, 25-18.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Messalonskee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sofia Derosby, who had 20 digs. Derosby is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Adams, who had eight kills and six blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Messalonskee kept the net locked down and finished the game with 19 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in 28 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Brunswick's win bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Messalonskee, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Brunswick suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Messalonskee when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Brunswick avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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