Volleyball Preview: Mishawaka Marian Knights vs. Glenn Falcons
Mishawaka Marian has gone 8-2 against Glenn recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 8:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Mishawaka Marian has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Glenn will arrive with four straight wins.
Mishawaka Marian is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since September 19th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Elkhart.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-19, 25-16.
Mishawaka Marian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jenna VanBruaene, who had 14 digs, and Annie Verslype, who had nine digs. VanBruaene is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Triton typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Glenn proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Trojans.
Glenn had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-14.
Glenn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive contests.
Mishawaka Marian's loss dropped their record down to 19-13. As for Glenn, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season.
Mishawaka Marian beat Glenn 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Mishawaka Marian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glenn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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