Volleyball Preview: Maquoketa Cardinals vs. Durant Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals challenges the Durant Wildcats at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Maquoketa took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past Camanche 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cardinals as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Maquoketa got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 27-25, 22-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-4.
Meanwhile, Durant beat West Branch 3-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Maquoketa's victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 6-15. As for Durant, they pushed their record up to 9-9 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Maquoketa came up short against Durant when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Maquoketa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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