Volleyball Preview: Marion Wildcats vs. Centralia Orphans
Marion hasn't had much luck against Centralia recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Marion Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Centralia Orphans at 5:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Marion didn't have quite enough to beat Carbondale and fell 2-1.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Marion sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 25-17, 23-25, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Centralia was able to grind out a solid win over Cahokia on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Orphans.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Centralia was: they took both sets by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-3, 25-10.
Emaleigh Davis was the offensive standout of the contest as she had six aces and five digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Centralia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cahokia only served an.
Marion now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Centralia, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Marion came up short against Centralia when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Marion avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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