Volleyball Game Preview: MacArthur Mammoths vs. Banneker Bulldogs

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 1:15am

Volleyball Preview: MacArthur Mammoths vs. Banneker Bulldogs

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The MacArthur Mammoths will face off against the Banneker Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. MacArthur is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.

Last Thursday, MacArthur was able to grind out a solid win over Coolidge, taking the game 2-0.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant MacArthur was: they took both sets by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-9.

MacArthur was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Banneker faced Jackson-Reed in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Banneker took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jackson-Reed. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost nine in a row.

The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-9.

MacArthur is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Banneker, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.

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