Volleyball Recap: Axtell Wildcats vs. Bertrand Vikings
There's no place like home for Axtell, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They skirted past the Bertrand Vikings 3-2. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vikings, too.
Axtell took Bertrand into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-27, 25-18, 25-19, 13-25, 15-11.
Axtell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.9 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten games they've averaged 8.1.
Axtell is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Bertrand, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against Bobcats on Friday. Axtell is facing Blue Hill at the right time seeing as Blue Hill is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Bertrand, they will venture away from home to challenge Doniphan-Trumbull at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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