Volleyball Preview: Marion Mustangs vs. Gresham Community Wildcats
Marion is 0-9 against Gresham Community since October of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Marion Mustangs will head out to challenge the Gresham Community Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Last Monday, Marion didn't have quite enough to beat Port Edwards and fell 3-2.
Marion took a 2-0 lead headed into the third set, but sadly they lost the next three. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-20, 15-4.
Taya Jannusch put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had 15 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Marion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Gresham Community entered their tilt with Tigerton on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-22, 25-21.
Gresham Community found their leader in underclassman Addison Fisher, who had ten digs.
Marion's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Gresham Community, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Marion has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Gresham Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Marion suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Gresham Community when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Marion avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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