The South Portland Red Riots will challenge the Bonny Eagle Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Portland took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Deering out 3-2.
South Portland was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-97), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 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 five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bonny Eagle got the win against Portland on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scots.
South Portland's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Bonny Eagle, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
South Portland came out on top in a nail-biter against Bonny Eagle in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will South Portland repeat their success, or does Bonny Eagle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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