Mauston has gone 8-2 against Westfield Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mauston Golden Eagles will square off against the Westfield Area Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Mauston didn't have quite enough to beat Nekoosa and fell 3-2. While the Golden Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Papermakers 25-17 in the first set.
Mauston took Nekoosa into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-14, 25-20, 24-26, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Mauston was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Westfield Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Nekoosa.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-9, 25-10.
Mauston's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Westfield Area, their loss dropped their record down to 3-18.
Mauston took their win against Westfield Area when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mauston since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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