Volleyball Preview: Van Buren Pointers vs. Marion Patriots
The Van Buren Pointers will take on the Marion Patriots on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Van Buren got the win against Russellville by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pointers.
Van Buren never let Russellville on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Marion waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Lions by a score of 3-1.
Marion had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-14, 25-12, 26-24.
Marion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Van Buren has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-2 record this season. As for Marion, their win bumped their record up to 23-7-1.
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