Marathon came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Stratford Tigers. The Red Raiders haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Marathon was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-23, 25-15.
Rehgan Martin paced Marathon's offense, picking up ten kills. Martin got some help from Mayven Schneider and her 16 assists. Brinly Stencil controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Stratford's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alaina Bangart, who had four aces and four assists.
Marathon's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Stratford, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Marathon will take on rival Newman Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Stratford is set to face off against their familiar foe Edgar at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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