The Marion Patriots will take on the Valley View Blazers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Marion made easy work of Paragould and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Marion won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-8, 25-21.
Abbigale Simmons and Claire Brinkley were among the main playmakers for Marion as the former had ten digs and three aces and the latter had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Brinkley has posted in her last 11 contests.
Marion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Valley View waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Blue Devils.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-9, 15-25, 25-9.
Marion's record now sits at 19-6-1. As for Valley View, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7-1 record this season.
Marion came out on top in a nail-biter against Valley View in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marion 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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