Ellsworth is 1-9 against Mount Desert Island since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Ellsworth Eagles will host the Mount Desert Island Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ellsworth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: George Stevens Academy, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Ellsworth was ranked eighth). Ellsworth narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past George Stevens Academy 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ellsworth.
Ellsworth wouldn't go down easily and took George Stevens Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 23-25, 17-25, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Mount Desert Island waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
Ellsworth's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Mount Desert Island, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Ellsworth came up short against Mount Desert Island in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Ellsworth have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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