After two games on the road, Machias is heading back home. They will host the Jonesport-Beals Royals at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Jonesport-Beals took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Machias, who comes in off a win.
Machias is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Woodland, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Machias was ranked tenth). Everything went Machias' way against Woodland on Monday as Machias made off with a 3-0 win.
While Machias won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-22, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Elayna VanOrmer, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Machias 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 contests.
Meanwhile, Jonesport-Beals lost 3-0 to Narraguagus on Wednesday. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 25-12.
Machias pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Jonesport-Beals, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Everything went Machias' way against Jonesport-Beals in their previous matchup last Thursday, as Machias made off with a 3-0 win. Will Machias repeat their success, or does Jonesport-Beals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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