Nekoosa entered their tilt with Mauston on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Mauston Golden Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Papermakers also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Nekoosa took Mauston into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-14, 25-20, 24-26, 15-13.
Nekoosa 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 three consecutive matchups.
Nekoosa has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Mauston, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Nekoosa is on the road again on Saturday to play Eau Claire Memorial at 9:00 a.m. As for Mauston, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Adams-Friendship, where the match is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
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