The Portsmouth Trojans's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Portsmouth West Senators at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Portsmouth didn't have quite enough to beat Ironton and fell 3-2.
Portsmouth wouldn't go down easily and took Ironton into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-10, 22-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Portsmouth had strong showings from Maddie Boren, who had 12 digs, and Chloee Morris, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Wheelersburg.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-15.
Portsmouth's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Portsmouth West, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Portsmouth came out on top in a nail-biter against Portsmouth West in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portsmouth 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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