The Mapletown Maples will face off against the Fort Cherry Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Mapletown came up short against Jefferson-Morgan and fell 3-1. The Maples have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Mapletown had to take the loss, they sure made a game of it, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-27, 25-18, 25-6.
Even though they lost, Mapletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Fort Cherry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eden Christian Academy.
Fort Cherry took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-9.
Mapletown's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Fort Cherry, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Mapletown took their win against Fort Cherry in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mapletown since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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