Maroa-Forsyth is on a five-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Clinton an eight-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Monday. The Maroa-Forsyth Trojans will take on the Clinton Maroons at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Maroa-Forsyth narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mt. Pulaski 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Maroa-Forsyth got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 23-25, 15-4.
Maroa-Forsyth got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Peyton Torbert out in front who had 14 digs and five kills. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynn Jostes, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Clinton earned a 2-0 victory over Decatur Eisenhower on Wednesday.
Clinton never let Decatur Eisenhower on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-23.
Maroa-Forsyth's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Clinton, their victory bumped their record up to 4-8.
Maroa-Forsyth was able to grind out a solid win over Clinton in their previous matchup last Saturday, winning 2-0. Will Maroa-Forsyth repeat their success, or does Clinton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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