The Marion Wildcats will head out to square off against the Waterloo Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Marion turned things around against Herrin on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Tigers 2-1.
Marion 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 19-25, 25-20, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Waterloo beat Pinckneyville 2-0 on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
Waterloo easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-14.
Marion's record now sits at 15-16. As for Waterloo, their record is now 26-9.
Marion couldn't quite get it done against Waterloo in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Bulldogs' Ellie Zweigart, who had 14 digs and four aces. Now that the Wildcats know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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