On Thursday, Messalonskee faced Ellsworth in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Messalonskee Eagles came out on top against the Ellsworth Eagles by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Messalonskee, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Messalonskee was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 14-25, 25-18, 25-22.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Messalonskee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sofia Derosby, who had 28 digs. Derosby is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Annabelle Hanscom, who had 20 digs, two kills, and a block.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Messalonskee kept the net locked down and finished the game with 42 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in 27 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Messalonskee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Ellsworth, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season.
Messalonskee will welcome Gardiner at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Messalonskee will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. Ellsworth has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Camden Hills on the 12th.
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