The Hampden Broncos are taking a road trip to challenge the Mount Desert Island Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hampden is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Hampden is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Washington Academy, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Hampden was ranked third). Hampden lost 3-0 to Washington Academy on Tuesday. The Broncos' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-22, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Mount Desert Island was able to grind out a solid win over Brewer on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
In the three sets Mount Desert Island was on fire: they won each by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-13, 19-25, 25-10.
Mount Desert Island was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive games.
Having lost for the first time this season, Hampden fell to 3-1. As for Mount Desert Island, their record now sits at 3-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Hampden has serving mastered this season, having averaged 19.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Mount Desert Island struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Hampden might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mount Desert Island in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Hampden avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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