Volleyball Game Preview: Crestview Knights vs. Marion Local Flyers

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 1:21am

Volleyball Preview: Crestview Knights vs. Marion Local Flyers

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Crestview has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Marion Local Flyers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

On Saturday, Crestview came up short against St. Henry and fell 2-0. The loss continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Redskins: they've now lost five in a row.

While Crestview ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18.

Meanwhile, Marion Local faced Fort Loramie in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Marion Local lost 3-0 to Fort Loramie. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Flyers were not able to get on the board.

Marion Local was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17, 25-13.

Crestview's defeat dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Marion Local, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-3.

Crestview came up short against Marion Local in their previous matchup back in September of 2020, falling 3-1. Can Crestview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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