Marian Catholic entered their tilt with Hazleton Area on Saturday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hazleton Area Cougars 3-2. That's more bragging rights for Marian Catholic, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Marian Catholic was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-104), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 15-25, 17-15.
Marian Catholic's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Hazleton Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Marian Catholic will face off against Notre Dame-Green Pond at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hazleton Area, they will challenge MMI Preparatory School at 11:27 a.m. on Wednesday.
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