Marion has gone 10-0 against Searcy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Marion Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Searcy Lions at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marion has three straight wins, Searcy has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Marion is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Mountain Home, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Marion was ranked tenth). Marion was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Mountain Home on Tuesday.
Marion never let Mountain Home on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-16, 25-23.
Marion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Searcy lost 3-0 to Valley View on Tuesday.
Searcy was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-9, 25-23.
Marion is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7-1 record this season. As for Searcy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19-1.
Marion took their victory against Searcy in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marion since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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