After both having extra time off, the Mt. Mansfield Cougars and the South Burlington Wolves will shake off the rust and duke it out at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Mt. Mansfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Essex, who was ranked first at the time (Mt. Mansfield was ranked third). The Cougars lost 3-0 to the Hornets on Thursday. That makes it the first time this season the Cougars have let down their home crowd.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Essex scored at least 17 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-19, 25-19.
Neko Freedner-Maguire put forth a good effort for the losing side as he had 15 digs and one assist.
Meanwhile, South Burlington came up short against Burlington on Thursday, falling 3-0.
South Burlington was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22, 25-20.
Mt. Mansfield's defeat dropped their record down to 11-3. As for South Burlington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Mt. Mansfield took their win against South Burlington in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wolves turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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