The Mineral Point Pointers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Nekoosa Papermakers at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mineral Point got the win against Fennimore by a conclusive 3-0.
While Mineral Point won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the 0th set they played. The match finished with set scores of 31-29, 25-18, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Nekoosa hadn't done well against Wautoma recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Nekoosa sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Wautoma.
Nekoosa took Wautoma into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-15, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11.
Nekoosa's success was spearheaded by the efforts of McKenzie Woodard, who had 20 digs, and Laura Koehler, who had six digs and five kills.
Mineral Point's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Nekoosa, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
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