The Russell County Lakers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Marion County Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Russell County can't be too worried about heading out to take on Marion County: they just beat Cumberland County at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Russell County put the hurt on Cumberland County with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Marion County beat Clinton County 2-0 on Tuesday.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Marion County took both sets by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13.
Russell County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Marion County, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-13.
Russell County skirted past Marion County 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Russell County since the team 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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