There's no place like home for South Portland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Deering Rams 3-2. This was payback for the Red Riots, who suffered a 3-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (104-97) South Portland actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-11.
South Portland was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matchups.
South Portland's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Deering, they dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Portland will face off against Bonny Eagle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Deering, they will host Sanford at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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