Volleyball Game Preview: Marcellus Mustangs vs. Bishop Grimes Cobras

By Team Reports Oct 10, 2024, 2:00am

Volleyball Preview: Marcellus Mustangs vs. Bishop Grimes Cobras

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Marcellus has been on the road for five straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Bishop Grimes Cobras at 8:15 a.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.

Last Monday, Marcellus got the win against Cortland by a conclusive 3-0.

The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-7, 25-17.

Chloe Kuttruff had a dynamite game for Marcellus, getting six aces and 34 assists. That's the most aces Kuttruff has posted since back in September.

Marcellus was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 22 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Bishop Grimes came into Tuesday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Bishop Ludden with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cobras have posted against the Gaelic Knights since September 17, 2021.

Bishop Grimes never let Bishop Ludden on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-23, 25-17.

Marcellus' win bumped their record up to 12-16-1. As for Bishop Grimes, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.

Marcellus was able to grind out a solid win over Bishop Grimes in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Marcellus repeat their success, or does Bishop Grimes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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