Millard North won the last time they faced Marian, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Millard North Mustangs narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Marian Crusaders 2-1.
Millard North had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-20.
Millard North's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kenzie Kucks, who had 14 digs. Kucks is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brylee Nelsen, who had ten digs, four kills, and four kills.
Millard North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 6.5.
Millard North's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Marian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-9 record this season.
Millard North will challenge Papillion-LaVista at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Millard North is facing Papillion-LaVista at the right time seeing as Papillion-LaVista is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Marian, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Bellevue East.
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