Volleyball Preview: Marina Mariners vs. North Salinas Vikings
The Marina Mariners will take on the North Salinas Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marina is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Marina narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Rancho San Juan 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Marina who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 20-25, 25-18, 18-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, North Salinas can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Thursday. Everything went their way against Notre Dame as North Salinas made off with a 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Vikings have posted since September 19th.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-4, 25-14.
Marina is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for North Salinas, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-23.
Everything went Marina's way against North Salinas in their previous matchup on October 1st, as Marina made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marina 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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