Volleyball Game Preview: Valders Vikings vs. Brillion Lions

Valders and Brillion are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2021, but not for long. The Vikings will challenge the Lions on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Valders is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Southern Door 3-0. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Vikings as it put an end to their three-match losing streak.

The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-21, 25-20.

Mariah McCulley

Digs

10/23/25 vs Southern Door	11
10/18/25 @ Pewaukee	10
10/18/25 @ Luxemburg-Casco	6
10/18/25 vs Kaukauna	3
10/14/25 vs Sheboygan Falls	14

Valders' success was spearheaded by the efforts of Audrey Wagner, who had 19 assists and six digs, and Mariah McCulley, who had 11 digs. That's the most digs McCulley has posted over her last five matches.

Meanwhile, Brillion hadn't done well against Chilton recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Lions walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Tigers.

Brillion had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 25-14, 25-12, 25-21.

Brillion's win bumped their record up to 27-4. As for Valders, their victory bumped their record up to 23-14.

Everything went Valders' way against Brillion in their previous meeting on October 2nd, as Valders made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.