The Machias Bulldogs will challenge the Calais Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Machias is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: George Stevens Academy, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Machias was ranked tenth). Machias came up short against George Stevens Academy on Friday, falling 3-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Bulldogs were not able to get on the board.
Machias was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-23, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Calais had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Royals with a sharp 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-12.
Calais found their leader in underclassman Destiny Holmes, who had six aces and four digs.
Machias' loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for Calais, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Machias took their victory against Calais in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Does Machias have another victory up their sleeve, or will Calais turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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