Marion had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Searcy Lions. The Patriots have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lions, too.
Marion had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-14, 25-12, 26-24.
Marion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Marion has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7-1 record this season. As for Searcy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 17 of their last 18 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-20-1 record this season.
Marion will face off against Van Buren on Tuesday. Searcy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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