Volleyball Preview: Mercer Tigers vs. Marathon Red Raiders
The Mercer Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Marathon Red Raiders at 2:30 p.m. Mercer will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each matchup than the last.
Last Tuesday, Mercer made easy work of Solon Springs and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Mercer was: they took every set by at least eight points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-17, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Marathon beat Wittenberg-Birnamwood 3-1 last Thursday.
After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-13, 21-25, 25-16.
Marathon's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Katie Leblanc, who had nine digs, and Kate Love, who had 12 digs and eight kills.
Marathon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matches.
Mercer's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Marathon, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 11-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Mercer has serving mastered this season, having averaged 4.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Marathon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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