Maplewood has gone 9-1 against Bloomfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Maplewood Rockets will head out to square off against the Bloomfield Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Maplewood came up short against Windham and fell 3-1. The Rockets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maplewood came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 15-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-22.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bloomfield, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Mathews on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cardinals as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 29-27, 9-25, 25-13, 25-15.
Bloomfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sophia Shaffer led the charge by getting 38 digs, seven kills, and two aces. Shaffer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nevaeh Doll, who had 32 digs and five aces.
Doll wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Bloomfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive matches.
Maplewood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Bloomfield, their record now sits at 3-6.
Everything went Maplewood's way against Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Maplewood made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maplewood 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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