Marathon waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Prentice Buccaneers by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Red Raiders, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Marathon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-22.
Marathon found their leader in underclassman Allison Podjaski, who had eight digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Podjaski a new career-high.
Marathon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
When it comes to explaining why Prentice lost, don't look at Emma Dettmering. Despite the final result, she had 26 digs. Dettmering is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Marathon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-9 record this season. As for Prentice, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-12.
Marathon is taking a road trip to take on Mosinee at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mosinee is coming into the game with five straight wins at home, so Marathon will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Prentice, they will welcome Three Lakes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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