Volleyball Preview: Morgantown Mohigans vs. Marietta Tigers
The Morgantown Mohigans will take on the Marietta Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Morgantown is looking to tack on another W to their 15-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Morgantown is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: University, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Morgantown was ranked first). Morgantown walked away with a 3-1 win over University on Wednesday.
Morgantown had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 25-14, 25-12.
Morgantown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went Marietta's way against Point Pleasant on Thursday as Marietta made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Marietta was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-3, 25-14.
Marietta's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Reagan Karcher led the charge by getting seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Karcher has posted since back in September.
Morgantown's win bumped their record up to 29-5. As for Marietta, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's match: Morgantown has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7 aces per game. However, it's not like Marietta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Morgantown was able to grind out a solid victory over Marietta when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Will Morgantown repeat their success, or does Marietta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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