Volleyball Preview: Axtell Wildcats vs. Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons
Axtell is 10-0 against Wilcox-Hildreth since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Axtell Wildcats will head out to take on the Wilcox-Hildreth Falcons. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Axtell has four straight wins, Wilcox-Hildreth has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Tuesday, Axtell earned a 2-0 victory over Harvard.
Axtell's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Harvard between 17 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17.
Axtell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.9 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.
Meanwhile, Wilcox-Hildreth came up short against Elm Creek on Thursday and fell 2-0.
While Wilcox-Hildreth was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 28-26, 25-18.
Axtell has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Wilcox-Hildreth, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Axtell skirted past Wilcox-Hildreth 2-1 in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Will Axtell repeat their success, or does Wilcox-Hildreth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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