Volleyball Preview: Marlborough Mustangs vs. Louisville Royals
After both having extra time off, the Marlborough Mustangs and the Louisville Royals will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marlborough comes in on ten and Louisville on seven.
Last Wednesday, Marlborough got the win against Flintridge Sacred Heart by a conclusive 3-0.
While Marlborough won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 27-25, 25-20.
Marlborough can attribute much of their success to Tata Vongfak, who had ten digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Vongfak now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Louisville hadn't done well against Flintridge Sacred Heart recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Everything went Louisville's way against Flintridge Sacred Heart as Louisville made off with a 3-0 victory.
Louisville never let Flintridge Sacred Heart on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-20, 25-22.
Marlborough is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Louisville, they pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Marlborough beat Louisville 2-0 in their previous matchup back in August of 2021. Will Marlborough repeat their success, or does Louisville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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