Volleyball Recap: Marlington Dukes vs. Alliance Aviators
Marlington entered their tilt with Alliance on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Alliance Aviators with a sharp 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Dukes also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Marlington was: they took every set by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-8, 25-13.
Marlington can attribute much of their success to Cali Young, who had 32 assists. Young is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 20 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Marlington couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 49.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 22.4% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 38.8%.
Marlington's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Alliance, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Marlington will head out to challenge Carrollton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Alliance, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Salem at 6:00 p.m. Alliance is facing Salem at the right time seeing as Salem is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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