The Messalonskee Eagles will face off against the Brunswick Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Messalonskee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Gardiner, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Messalonskee was ranked tenth). Messalonskee was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Gardiner on Tuesday. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Messalonskee walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20, 25-18.
Messalonskee's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sofia Derosby, who had 20 digs. Derosby is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 18 or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Leah Adams, who had eight kills and six blocks.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Messalonskee kept the net locked down and finished the game with 19 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least eight blocks in 28 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brunswick, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They blew past Lewiston 3-0 on Tuesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Dragons as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Messalonskee has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Brunswick, their victory bumped their record up to 4-9.
Everything went Messalonskee's way against Brunswick when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Messalonskee made off with a 3-0 win. Does Messalonskee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brunswick turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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