After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Cardinal, Maplewood was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bloomfield Cardinals. The Rockets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cardinals, too.
Maplewood was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-19.
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aniyla Doll, who had 14 digs and two kills. Doll is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Shaffer, who had seven digs, five kills, two blocks, and two aces.
Maplewood has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Bloomfield, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-14.
Maplewood will take on St. John at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. John will roll in looking for their 24th straight victory, something Maplewood surely won't give up without a fight. Bloomfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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