Volleyball Recap: Etowah Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Marist

Etowah faced Marist in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Eagles took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the War Eagles. If the Eagles were looking for revenge after losing 2-0 to the War Eagles when the teams met back in August of 2018, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Mianna Brown paced Etowah's offense, picking up five kills. Brown got some help from Kayla Harman and her eight assists.

Marist found their leader in freshman Sawyer Straley, who had 12 digs and one assist.

Etowah's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Marist, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-3.

Etowah will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Woodstock at 5:00 p.m. on October 2. As for Marist, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against North Cobb Christian on the 18th.