Volleyball Recap: Merrill Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 5:57pm

Volleyball Recap: Merrill Bluejays vs. Marshfield Tigers

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Merrill lost against Marshfield back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Merrill Bluejays came up short against the Marshfield Tigers, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Bluejays in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost seven in a row.

Merrill was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Marshfield work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 31-29, 25-23.

Even though they lost, Merrill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive matchups.

Merrill's defeat dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Marshfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 32-4.

Merrill has already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln on the 12th. As for Marshfield, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Stevens Point on the 12th.

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