On Wednesday, Marian faced Millard West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Marian Crusaders narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Millard West Wildcats 2-1. This was payback for the Crusaders, who suffered a 2-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Marian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-19, 25-16.
Leading Marian to victory were Melody Mayer and Addison Janke. Mayer had 13 digs and two aces, while Janke had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Janke has posted in her last seven contests.
Marian 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 four consecutive games.
Marian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-11 record this season. As for Millard West, they moved to 21-8 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Marian and Omaha Westside are set to duel on Thursday. Omaha Westside will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Marian surely won't give up without a fight. Millard West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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