Stratford and Marathon are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Stratford is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Stratford is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 3rd on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Auburndale.
While Stratford won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-23, 25-19.
Stratford found their leader in underclassman Carly Pankratz, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Marathon sidestepped Newman for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Raiders.
Marathon was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-100), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 16-25, 15-12.
Stratford pushed their record up to 18-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Marathon, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Stratford beat Marathon 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Stratford repeat their success, or does Marathon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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