Marion is a perfect 10-0 against West Memphis since October of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Patriots will head out on the road to take on the Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marion has 12 straight victories, West Memphis has 19 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Marion is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Valley View, who was ranked ninth at the time (Marion was ranked fourth). The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Blazers 3-2 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Patriots have posted since October 21, 2024.
Marion had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-21, 15-7.
ABBIGALE SIMMONS
| 10/09/25 vs Valley View | 31 |
| 10/07/25 @ Paragould | 9 |
| 10/06/25 @ Brookland | 27 |
| 10/02/25 vs Batesville | 12 |
| 09/30/25 @ Nettleton | 13 |
| + 27 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marion to victory, but perhaps none more so than ABBIGALE SIMMONS, who had 31 digs and two assists. That's the most digs SIMMONS has posted since back in October of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of TAYLOR CHAMNESS, who had 29 assists and 12 digs.
Meanwhile, West Memphis came up short against Searcy on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Marion's victory bumped their record up to 21-2. As for West Memphis, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went Marion's way against West Memphis in their previous matchup back in September, as Marion made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the team 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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