The York Wildcats will square off against the Cape Elizabeth Capers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
York 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 (York was ranked 11th). York fell just short of Yarmouth by a score of 3-2 on Saturday. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
York took Yarmouth into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17, 24-26, 13-25, 15-12.
Even though they lost, York was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Cape Elizabeth entered their tilt with Messalonskee on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Eagles by a score of 3-1.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 21-25, 25-21, 25-14.
Having lost for the first time this season, York fell to 3-1. As for Cape Elizabeth, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went York's way against Cape Elizabeth when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as York made off with a 3-0 victory. Does York have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cape Elizabeth turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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