Volleyball Recap: Marlborough Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Tata Vongfak

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 3:37pm

Volleyball Recap: Marlborough Mustangs vs. El Segundo Eagles

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Marlborough entered their tilt with El Segundo on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the El Segundo Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Mustangs also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2014.

Marlborough was staring down a 1-1 deficit headed into the third set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 20-25, 25-20, 28-26.

Tata Vongfak went supernova for Marlborough, getting 24 digs. With that strong performance, Vongfak is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.

Marlborough was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight contests.

Marlborough is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for El Segundo, they now have a losing record at 6-7.

Marlborough will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Notre Dame (SO) at 5:00 p.m. The last four games Notre Dame (SO) has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for El Segundo, they will host Palos Verdes at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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