Volleyball Preview: Lyons Lions vs. Marion Black Knights
Lyons is 10-0 against Marion since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lyons Lions will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Marion Black Knights, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m.
Lyons is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Le Roy just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Oatkan Knights by a score of 3-2. While the Lions didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Oatkan Knights 25-18 in the first set.
Lyons took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-18, 15-25, 25-16, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Lyons was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Marion waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Red Raiders.
Lyons' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-6. As for Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Lyons took their win against Marion in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Lyons repeat their success, or does Marion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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