Maxwell waltzed into their match on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the CORE Butte Lynx 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Maxwell took CORE Butte into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 26-24, 24-26, 23-25, 25-23, 15-8.
Maxwell was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 12.2.
When it comes to explaining why CORE Butte lost, don't look at Xitlali Gonzalez. Despite the final result, she had 15 digs and five aces. Gonzalez is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Maxwell is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for CORE Butte, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
After both having extra time off, Maxwell and Williams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Maxwell is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. As for CORE Butte, they will challenge Princeton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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