Ellsworth and Brewer are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Ellsworth Eagles will host the Brewer Witches at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Brewer took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Ellsworth, who comes in off a win.
Ellsworth is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since September 13th on Saturday. They blew past Camden Hills 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-18, 25-6.
Ellsworth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Brewer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Cony by a score of 3-2. While the Witches didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Rams 25-23 in the first set.
Brewer took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-11, 20-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Ellsworth's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Brewer, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Ellsworth has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Brewer struggles in that department as they've been averaging 13.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Ellsworth's way against Brewer when the teams last played back in September, as Ellsworth made off with a 3-0 win. Does Ellsworth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brewer turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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