Marathon is 3-0 against Loyal since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Marathon Red Raiders will challenge the Loyal Greyhounds at 7:15 p.m. The last three games Marathon has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Marathon narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Newman 3-2.
Marathon was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (104-100), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 16-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Loyal didn't have quite enough to beat McDonell Central on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Loyal took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-19, 15-11.
Marathon's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5. As for Loyal, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-2.
Marathon came out on top in a nail-biter against Loyal when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marathon 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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