Volleyball Preview: Carrollton Warriors vs. Marlington Dukes
Carrollton is 0-10 against Marlington since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Carrollton Warriors will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Marlington Dukes, where is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Carrollton didn't have quite enough to beat Minerva and fell 3-2.
Carrollton took Minerva into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-22, 25-20, 23-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Marlington waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Aviators 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Marlington was: they took every set by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-8, 25-8, 25-13.
Marlington can attribute much of their success to Cali Young, who had 32 assists. Young is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 20 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season.
Marlington couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 49.2% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 22.4% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 38.8%.
Carrollton's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Marlington, their victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Carrollton suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Marlington in their previous matchup back in August. Will Carrollton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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