Glenelg has gone 8-2 against Marriotts Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Glenelg Gladiators will stay at home for another game and welcome Marriotts Ridge at 6:00 p.m.
Glenelg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Howard, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Glenelg was ranked 17th). Glenelg fell 3-1 to Howard on Thursday. The contest marked the Gladiators' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Glenelg was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Howard work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Marriotts Ridge had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Hammond on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Marriotts Ridge was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-15, 25-11.
Marriotts Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Glenelg's loss dropped their record down to 14-2. As for Marriotts Ridge, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's match: Glenelg has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Marriotts Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Glenelg was able to grind out a solid victory over Marriotts Ridge when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Glenelg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marriotts Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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