The Brewer Witches will face off against the Ellsworth Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Brewer had just enough and edged Nokomis out 3-2.
Brewer took Nokomis into a fifth set where they got it done with a nine-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 17-25, 17-25, 25-21, 15-6.
Among those leading the charge was Zoe Drake, who had five digs and four aces.
Drake wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Brewer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in 11 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ellsworth got the win against Bucksport on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-18, 25-16.
The victory got Brewer back to even at 1-1. As for Ellsworth, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Brewer came out on top in a nail-biter against Ellsworth when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Brewer repeat their success, or does Ellsworth have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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