The Marathon Red Raiders will head out to face off against the Stanley-Boyd Orioles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Marathon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Tomahawk 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Red Raiders have posted against the Hatchets since September 9, 2021.
Marathon never let Tomahawk on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-21, 25-22.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Stanley-Boyd, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Owen-Withee last Tuesday as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Orioles in their matchups with the Blackhawks: they've now won three in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Stanley-Boyd was: they took every set by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-7, 25-15, 25-15.
Stanley-Boyd's victory bumped their record up to 39-4. As for Marathon, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Marathon couldn't quite get it done against Stanley-Boyd in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 as they fell 3-1. Can the Red Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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