Volleyball Game Preview: Gresham Community Wildcats vs. Marion Mustangs

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09/18/25 - Away	2-3 L
10/01/24 - Away	0-3 L
09/19/24 - Home	3-0 W
09/19/23 - Away	3-0 W
09/20/22 - Home	3-0 W
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Gresham Community has gone 8-2 against Marion recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Wildcats will welcome the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

Gresham Community took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Northland Lutheran 3-2. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Meanwhile, Marion hadn't done well against Bowler recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Mustangs skirted past the Panthers 3-2.

The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Marion who won the one that mattered. The final score came out to 25-21, 21-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-11.

Marion's win came from a few key players Gresham Community will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madeline Wudstrack, who had 15 digs and nine aces. That's the most aces she has posted over her last seven contests. Sophia Wudstrack was another key player, getting ten digs and eight aces.

Marion was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matchups.

The victory got Gresham Community back to even at 7-7. As for Marion, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home.