After losing to Wabeno/Laona the last time they met, Marathon decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Marathon Red Raiders came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wabeno/Laona Rebels on Saturday, sneaking past 2-1.
Marathon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first first set, they turned around to win the next three. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-23, 15-12.
Marathon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 17-5 record this season. As for Wabeno/Laona, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 14-2 record.
Marathon will square off against Newman at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marathon will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. As for Wabeno/Laona, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory vs. Rib Lake on the 14th.
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