Volleyball Recap: Marissa Titel Leads a Balanced Effort to Beat Mount Horeb

There's no place like home for DeForest, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Mount Horeb Vikings on Tuesday. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 2-0 back in September.

DeForest had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-19.

Marissa Titel

Digs

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DeForest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Marissa Titel, who had 12 digs and three assists. That's the most digs Titel has posted over her last two matchups. Kendall Johnson was another key player, getting six digs and three aces.

DeForest was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

DeForest is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season. As for Mount Horeb, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-9.

Coming up, DeForest will take on Waterloo in a tournament on Saturday. Mount Horeb does not have any more games scheduled as of now.