Marathon came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Mosinee Indians, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-0 back in September.
Marathon was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-17.
Emma Love paced Marathon's offense, picking up 11 kills. Love got some help from Mayven Schneider and her 17 assists.
Mosinee was led to victory by Taelyn Jirschele and Kyndal Schlei. Jirschele had ten digs and two aces, while Schlei had four digs and two aces. Schlei is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last five games she's played.
Marathon's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Mosinee, they are on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 25 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 33-3 record this season.
Marathon and Mosinee are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Red Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against Tomahawk at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Mosinee, they will be playing at home against Shawano Community at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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