Volleyball Preview: St. Mark's Spartans vs. Archmere Academy Auks
The St. Mark's Spartans will face off against the Archmere Academy Auks at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Mark's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Appoquinimink, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (St. Mark's was ranked third). St. Mark's walked away with a 3-1 victory over Appoquinimink on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Archmere Academy earned a 3-1 win over Newark Charter School on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 19-25, 25-19, 25-19.
St. Mark's has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Archmere Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Everything went St. Mark's way against Archmere Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as St. Mark's made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mark's since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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