Volleyball Preview: Maxwell Wildcats vs. Brady Eagles
After six games on the road, Maxwell is heading back home. They will welcome the Brady Eagles on Thursday. The two teams are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2020, but likely not for long.
Maxwell is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Overton just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Eagles, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wildcats have suffered since October 28, 2023.
After all that action, the final score was 25-13, 25-11, 28-26.
Meanwhile, Brady had already won six in a row, and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Vikings out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Brady who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 22-25, 30-28.
Maxwell's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Brady, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Maxwell skirted past Brady 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brady's Olivia Viter, who had 33 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Maxwell still be able to contain Viter? There's only one way to find out.
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