Volleyball Preview: Moline Maroons vs. Newark Norsemen
Moline has been away from home for four games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Newark Norsemen at 5:00 p.m. The last three games Moline has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Saturday, Moline narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Rosary 2-1.
Moline had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-17, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Newark earned a 2-0 win over LaMoille on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Norsemen.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Newark was: they took both sets by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-11.
Newark found their leader in underclassman Taylor Jeffers, who had two aces and 16 assists. Jeffers is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season.
Moline is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Newark, they pushed their record up to 23-9 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
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