Mother McAuley is 8-2 against Marist since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mother McAuley Mighty Macs will be staying on the road to face off against the Marist RedHawks at 6:00 p.m.
Mother McAuley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Homewood-Flossmoor.
Mother McAuley not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Homewood-Flossmoor to exactly 16 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16.
Mother McAuley's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Abbey Williams, who had 15 digs and five kills. Another player making a difference was Peyton Heatherly, who had four digs, two kills, and two aces.
Meanwhile, Marist entered their tilt with Lincoln-Way East on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They came out on top against the Griffins by a score of 2-0.
Marist easily took the first set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-16.
Marist has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season. As for Mother McAuley, their victory bumped their record up to 33-4.
Mother McAuley was able to grind out a solid win over Marist in their previous matchup back in October, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mother McAuley since the squad 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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