After four games on the road, Mosinee is heading back home. They will welcome the Tomahawk Hatchets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mosinee will be strutting in after a win while Tomahawk will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, everything went Mosinee's way against Rhinelander as Mosinee made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mosinee took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-8, 25-9.
Among those leading the charge was Taelyn Jirschele, who had eight digs and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lisa Maurer, who had six digs, four aces, and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mosinee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Tomahawk didn't have quite enough to beat Marathon on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Hatchets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Tomahawk sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-16, 24-26, 15-11.
Sophie Olsen put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 15 digs.
Mosinee is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Tomahawk, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Mosinee has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Tomahawk struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Mosinee's way against Tomahawk in their previous meeting on Saturday, as Mosinee made off with a 3-0 win. Does Mosinee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tomahawk turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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