Volleyball Recap: Marathon Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Win

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Previous Games

vs FCHS 8-29-2026	2-1	W
vs THS 8-29-2026	2-0	W
vs RLHS 8-29-2026	2-0	W
vs ABHS 8-26-2026*	2-0	W
vs SBHS 8-25-2026*	2-1	W
+ 2 more games

Marathon strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Fall Creek Crickets.

It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Marathon got the one that really mattered. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 15-9.

Maddie Jansen paced Marathon's offense, picking up 11 kills. Jansen got some help from Mayven Schneider and her 18 assists. Kate Love controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.

Marathon has now won seven of their last nine games at home. That somehow still isn't as good as their 7-0 record this season. As for Fall Creek, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 7-2.

Marathon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Phillips on the 29th. As for Fall Creek, they have also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Thorp on the 29th.