The Marian Crusaders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Millard West Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Marian narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Papillion-LaVista 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Marian got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 21-25, 25-16.
Marian had a senior duo take command as Isabel Campie had nine digs and two aces and Melody Mayer had 20 digs. Mayer is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Marian kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Millard West came tearing into Tuesday's match with six straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Bulldogs.
Millard West easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-12.
Marian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-11 record this season. As for Millard West, their win bumped their record up to 21-7.
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