The Mauston Golden Eagles will stay at home for another game and welcome the Wautoma Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Mauston has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Mauston narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Adams-Friendship 3-2.
Mauston took Adams-Friendship into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 25-19, 25-9, 20-25, 16-14.
Mauston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wautoma didn't have quite enough to beat Nekoosa on Thursday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Papermakers: they've now lost three in a row.
Wautoma took Nekoosa into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-16, 22-25, 15-11.
Mauston has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for Wautoma, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Mauston was able to grind out a solid victory over Wautoma when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Will Mauston repeat their success, or does Wautoma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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