Volleyball Preview: Louisville Royals vs. Marlborough Mustangs
Louisville is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Marlborough is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Louisville will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Flintridge Sacred Heart, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Louisville put the hurt on Flintridge Sacred Heart with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday.
While Louisville won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-20, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Marlborough made easy work of Flintridge Sacred Heart on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Marlborough never let Flintridge Sacred Heart on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 27-25, 25-20.
Tata Vongfak was the offensive standout of the match as she had ten digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Louisville's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Marlborough, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Louisville came up short against Marlborough in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Louisville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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