The Mason Comets are taking a road trip to take on the Middletown Middies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Mason is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lakota East just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Thunderhawks. The match marked the first time this year in which the Comets were not able to get on the board.
While Mason was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Lakota East's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Middletown came up short against Taylor on Monday and fell 3-1. The Middies haven't had much luck with the Yellowjackets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Middletown started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-12, 25-19, 25-18.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mason, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.
Mason was able to grind out a solid win over Middletown when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. Will the Comets repeat their success, or do the Middies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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