The Maxwell Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Paxton Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maxwell will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating South Loup, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wildcats came out on top against South Loup by a score of 2-0 on Tuesday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with South Loup recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Maxwell not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept South Loup between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-17.
Paxton hadn't beaten Leyton on the road since September 15, 2015 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Warriors.
Paxton's got stronger as the match went on, holding Leyton to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-16, 25-10.
Maxwell's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Paxton, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Maxwell skirted past Paxton 2-1 when the teams last played back in September. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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