Volleyball Preview: Marshall Mavericks vs. Jacksonville Fightin' Indians
Marshall has gone 6-1 against Jacksonville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Marshall Mavericks will be playing at home against the Jacksonville Fightin' Indians at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Marshall and five for Jacksonville.
Last Tuesday, Marshall didn't have quite enough to beat Whitehouse and fell 3-2. While the Mavericks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 31-29 in the first set.
Marshall started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 29-31, 24-26, 25-13, 25-14, 15-1.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville lost 3-0 to Texas on Tuesday.
Jacksonville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-11, 25-11.
Marshall's defeat dropped their record down to 17-21. As for Jacksonville, their loss dropped their record down to 15-18.
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