Volleyball Preview: Marist RedHawks vs. Mother McAuley Mighty Macs
Marist is 2-8 against Mother McAuley since September of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Marist RedHawks will face off against the Mother McAuley Mighty Macs at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marist comes in on ten and Mother McAuley on four.
Marist is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lincoln-Way East by a score of 2-0.
Marist easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16.
Homewood-Flossmoor typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Mother McAuley proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Vikings.
Mother McAuley not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Homewood-Flossmoor to exactly 16 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16.
Mother McAuley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Abbey Williams out in front who had 15 digs and five kills. Another player making a difference was Peyton Heatherly, who had four digs, two kills, and two aces.
Marist has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season. As for Mother McAuley, their victory bumped their record up to 33-4.
Marist came up short against Mother McAuley when the teams last played back in October, falling 2-0. Can Marist avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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