Volleyball Game Preview: Mount Desert Island Trojans vs. Brewer Witches

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Previous Games

09/16/25 - Home	3-0 W
10/10/24 - Away	3-1 W
09/17/24 - Home	3-1 W
10/12/23 - Home	3-0 W
09/13/23 - Away	3-0 W
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Mount Desert Island is 9-1 against Brewer since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Trojans will take on the Witches at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Mount Desert Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Hampden, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Mount Desert Island was ranked 11th). The Trojans fell 3-1 to the Broncos on Tuesday. The Trojans' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Mount Desert Island was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Hampden work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 13-25, 25-20, 29-27.

Meanwhile, Brewer suffered their biggest loss since September 16th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Washington Academy.

The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-11.

Brewer's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Mount Desert Island, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.

Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Mount Desert Island has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Brewer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 14.8 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Mount Desert Island took their victory against Brewer in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.