Volleyball Preview: Auburndale Apaches vs. Marathon Red Raiders
The Auburndale Apaches will take on the Marathon Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Auburndale will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Auburndale is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 12th on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Assumption.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Auburndale was: they took every set by at least 14 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-7, 25-11.
Among those leading the charge was Kylie Anderson, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Jaylnn Scherr, who had five digs and 12 assists.
Auburndale was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 7.8.
Meanwhile, Marathon had just enough and edged Tomahawk out 2-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Raiders.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Marathon who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 24-26, 15-11.
Auburndale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Marathon, their record is now 19-7.
Auburndale was able to grind out a solid victory over Marathon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Auburndale 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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