Germantown took a three-set defeat the last time they faced off against Oxford, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Mavericks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Chargers on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mavericks.
Germantown was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-19, 19-25, 25-17, 15-13.
Juliana Shelnutt
| 09/18/25 vs Oxford | 11 |
| 08/19/25 vs Starkville | 10 |
| 08/23/25 vs Homewood | 9 |
| 08/05/25 vs Brandon | 9 |
| 09/04/25 @ Starkville | 8 |
Germantown was led to victory by Embry Claire White and Juliana Shelnutt. White had 13 digs and six aces, while Shelnutt had 16 assists and 11 digs. Those 11 digs gave Shelnutt a new career-high.
They weren't the only good servers: Germantown was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. They are a perfect 6-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Germantown's record now sits at 14-11. As for Oxford, their loss dropped their record down to 23-9.
Germantown has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Northwest Rankin on the 25th. As for Oxford, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Starkville on the 23rd.
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