The Brewer Witches will head out to challenge the Hampden Broncos at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hampden took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Brewer, who comes in off a win.
Brewer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maine's top teams: Mount Desert Island, who was ranked 15th at the time (Brewer was ranked 20th). The Witches walked away with a 3-1 win over the Trojans on Tuesday.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (95-93) Brewer actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 16-25, 27-25, 25-22.
Zoe Drake was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 12 digs and two assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmen Bryant, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, Hampden unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-match winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ellsworth.
While Hampden had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 17-25, 25-22.
Brewer's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for Hampden, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Brewer skirted past Hampden 3-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Witches since the squad 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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