The Marian Crusaders are taking a road trip to challenge the Elkhorn South Storm at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marian will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Marian will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Papillion-LaVista, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Marian narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Papillion-LaVista 2-1.
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 23-25, 25-18, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn South faced Millard North in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Elkhorn South skirted past Millard North 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Storm.
Elkhorn South wouldn't go down easily and took Millard North into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 19-25, 17-25, 15-11.
Marian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Elkhorn South, they pushed their record up to 19-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Marian beat Elkhorn South 2-0 in their previous matchup last Friday. Does Marian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elkhorn South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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