The John Marshall Monarchs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the University Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
John Marshall is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: Morgantown, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (John Marshall was ranked 21st). John Marshall came up short against Morgantown on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Monarchs' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
John Marshall was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-13, 27-25.
Meanwhile, everything went University's way against Wheeling Park on Tuesday as University made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was University's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-14.
University can attribute much of their success to Katie Pilgrim, who had 12 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Pilgrim has posted in her last ten contests.
John Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 10-6-1. As for University, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which lines up perfectly with their 22-4-1 record this season.
John Marshall might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from University in their previous matchup on September 12th. Can John Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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