The Marquette Mustangs are taking a road trip to take on the Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Blue Valley Southwest took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Marquette, who comes in off a win.
Marquette will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Eureka, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mustangs came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Marquette had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-17, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Blue Valley Southwest faced Saint Thomas Aquinas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Timberwolves took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Saints. The Timberwolves' defeat signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
While Blue Valley Southwest ultimately came up short, they really made Saint Thomas Aquinas work, particularly in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 17-25, 25-20, 26-24.
Blue Valley Southwest's loss dropped their record down to 24-3. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 15-11.
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