The Marquette Catholic Explorers will take on the Maryville Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, Marquette Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Carlinville 2-1.
Marquette Catholic was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (69-62), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 12-25, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Maryville Christian beat Christ Our Rock Lutheran 2-0 on Thursday.
Maryville Christian not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Christ Our Rock Lutheran between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17.
Marquette Catholic better focus on containing Brooklynn Thien and Grace Joiner as the pair were huge in Maryville Christian's win. Thien had nine digs and three aces, while Joiner had five digs and one assist. What's more, Thien posted three assists, the most she's had since September 1st.
Marquette Catholic's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Maryville Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Marquette Catholic came up short against Maryville Christian when the teams last played on September 11th, falling 2-0. Will the Explorers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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