Volleyball Preview: Marion Local Flyers vs. Crestview Knights
Marion Local has gone 4-0 against Crestview recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Marion Local Flyers will be playing at home against the Crestview Knights at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Marion Local is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Ohio's top teams: Fort Loramie, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Marion Local was ranked 20th). Marion Local lost 3-0 to Fort Loramie on Saturday. The contest marked the first time this season 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. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-17, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Crestview came up short against St. Henry on Saturday and fell 2-0. The defeat 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. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-18.
This is the second loss in a row for Marion Local and nudges their season record down to 15-3. As for Crestview, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4.
Marion Local beat Crestview 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2020. Will Marion Local repeat their success, or does Crestview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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