Volleyball Preview: Minerva Lions vs. Marlington Dukes
Minerva is 0-10 against Marlington since October of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Minerva Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Marlington Dukes at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Minerva is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since August 24th on Saturday. They blew past United 3-0.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-20, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Marlington had already won nine in a row, and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Warriors.
Marlington was staring down a 1-0 deficit headed into the second set, but they rallied to take the next three for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-30, 25-16, 25-23, 25-22.
Minerva has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Marlington, they pushed their record up to 12-1 with that victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Minerva might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Marlington in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Minerva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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