On Friday, the Moline Maroons beat the Aurora East Tomcats 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Moline took both sets by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11.
Moline found their leader in underclassman Mya Johnson, who had four aces and 13 assists. That's the most aces Johnson has posted since back in September.
Moline couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.7% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 19.6% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 35%.
Moline is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Aurora East, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season.
Moline wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Plainfield Central on the 19th. Aurora East has also already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat against York on the 19th.
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