Going on the road into a hostile environment for a state sectional championship match has its difficulties. The challenges amplify when the team on the other side has defeated yours twice during the regular season.

Nonetheless, the Southern Regional girls volleyball team has been in that position in past years, and, as coach Eric Maxwell recently said, it’s not as if his squad has never played against Williamstown in its gym.

“We play in big-time situations every year. That’s why we play the schedule we play,” Maxwell said after the Rams fell…