Volleyball Recap: Willowbrook's Victory on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Five

By Team Reports Oct 13, 2024, 5:12pm

Volleyball Recap: Willowbrook Warriors vs. Resurrection Bandits

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Willowbrook entered their tilt with Resurrection on Saturday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Resurrection Bandits. That's more bragging rights for the Warriors, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Willowbrook easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-17.

Willowbrook found their leader in underclassman Melanie Marinier, who had five digs and five aces. Those five aces set a new season-high mark for Marinier.

Willowbrook was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive games.

Willowbrook has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for Resurrection, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.

Willowbrook will square off against Hinsdale South at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Resurrection, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Trinity at 6:00 p.m.

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