The Cape Elizabeth Capers will square off against the Lake Region Lakers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Cape Elizabeth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Yarmouth, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Cape Elizabeth was ranked tenth). Cape Elizabeth fell just short of Yarmouth by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Capers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Cape Elizabeth sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-17, 20-25, 26-24, 16-25, 15-8.
Even though they lost, Cape Elizabeth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Lake Region beat Maranacook 3-1 on Tuesday.
Cape Elizabeth's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Lake Region, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Cape Elizabeth took their victory against Lake Region when the teams last played back in October of 2014 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Elizabeth 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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