After three games on the road, Thomas MacLaren School is heading back home. They will host the Mitchell Marauders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mitchell took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Thomas MacLaren School, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Thomas MacLaren School got the win against Dolores Huerta Prep by a conclusive 3-0.
A big factor in the win was Thomas MacLaren School's feisty defense: they held Dolores Huerta Prep to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-12.
Thomas MacLaren School can attribute much of their success to Abrielle Murphy, who had 11 digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Murphy a new career-high in aces.
Thomas MacLaren School was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Mitchell lost 3-0 to The Classical Academy on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-10, 25-13.
Thomas MacLaren School's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Mitchell, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6.
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