Volleyball Preview: Maroa-Forsyth Trojans vs. Meridian Hawks
Maroa-Forsyth has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Meridian Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Maroa-Forsyth is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Warrensburg-Latham just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 2-0 to the Cardinals. The loss continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost three in a row.
While Maroa-Forsyth was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-23.
Maroa-Forsyth's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Taylor Crouch, who had five digs and 11 assists, and Brynn Jostes, who had eight digs.
Meanwhile, Meridian had just enough and edged Clinton out 2-1 on Saturday.
Meridian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-22, 25-20.
Ella Woolington was the offensive standout of the match as she had six aces. Those six aces gave her a new career-high.
Maroa-Forsyth's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-14. As for Meridian, their win bumped their record up to 21-6.
Maroa-Forsyth beat Meridian 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maroa-Forsyth since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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