On Monday, Woodland faced Machias in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Woodland Dragons came up short against the Machias Bulldogs, falling 3-0. The Dragons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on September 5th.
Woodland was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Woodland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Machias can attribute much of their success to Elayna VanOrmer, who had seven digs and two aces.
Woodland's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Machias, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Woodland's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Calais at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Machias, they will host Jonesport-Beals at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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