Casey-Westfield and Marshall are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2019, but not for long. The Casey-Westfield Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Marshall Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Casey-Westfield is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Casey-Westfield and Cumberland met for a duel on Monday where Casey-Westfield had to take the L. Casey-Westfield fell just short of Cumberland by a score of 2-1. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pirates 25-15 in the first set.
Casey-Westfield actually scored more points across those three sets (67-66), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 26-24, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Marshall came up short against Newton on Thursday and fell 2-0.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Newton scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-19.
Casey-Westfield's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Marshall, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season.
Casey-Westfield was able to grind out a solid win over Marshall in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. Will Casey-Westfield repeat their success, or does Marshall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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