Volleyball Preview: Nettleton Raiders vs. Marion Patriots
Nettleton hasn't had much luck against Marion recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Nettleton Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Marion Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Nettleton is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 19th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Wynne. The Raiders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Nettleton was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-16, 25-12.
Even though they lost, Nettleton kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wynne only had four.
Meanwhile, Marion faced Cabot in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Marion fell 2-0 to Cabot.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-17.
Nettleton's loss dropped their record down to 8-11-1. As for Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-4-1.
Nettleton might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Marion when the teams last played back in September. Can Nettleton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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