Marriotts Ridge and Atholton are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. Marriotts Ridge will head out to take on the Atholton Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Marriotts Ridge is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Marriotts Ridge came up short against Long Reach on Tuesday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Marriotts Ridge has suffered against Long Reach since September 23, 2014.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-9, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Atholton made easy work of Guilford Park on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Atholton's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 25-7.
Atholton can attribute much of their success to Kelsey Mason, who had 12 digs.
Marriotts Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Atholton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
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