The St. Mary Catholic Central Falcons/Kestrels will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Marian Mustangs at 9:00 p.m. St. Mary Catholic Central will be strutting in after a win while Marian will be coming in after a loss.
St. Mary Catholic Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Forest Hills Northern, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (St. Mary Catholic Central was ranked sixth). St. Mary Catholic Central won by a set and slipped past Forest Hills Northern 2-1.
In the two sets St. Mary Catholic Central was on fire: they won each by at least 25 points. The final score came out to 0-25, 25-0, 25-0.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Marian's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Utica Eisenhower by a score of 2-1. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-21 in the first set.
Marian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 26-24, 15-11.
Marian's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ashlyn Pelon, who had 17 digs, and Maria Odeesh, who had eight digs.
St. Mary Catholic Central's victory bumped their record up to 25-4-1. As for Marian, their loss dropped their record down to 40-7.
St. Mary Catholic Central beat Marian 3-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Mary Catholic Central since the squad 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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