Gardiner is 7-0 against Nokomis since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Gardiner Tigers will take on the Nokomis Warriors at 5:30 p.m. Gardiner is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Gardiner is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Cony, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Gardiner was ranked 13th). Gardiner sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Cony on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Nokomis made easy work of Maranacook on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Nokomis' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Maranacook between 18 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.
Nokomis can attribute much of their success to Jayden Hood, who had 13 digs and four aces, and Rayonna White, who had three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Hood now served four or more in the last six games she's played.
Nokomis was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in six consecutive contests.
Gardiner pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Nokomis, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3.
Gardiner took their victory against Nokomis when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Gardiner repeat their success, or does Nokomis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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