Dwight hasn't had much luck against Marquette recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Dwight Trojans and the Marquette Crusaders are set to duel. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Dwight took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Gardner-South Wilmington out 2-1.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Dwight who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 24-26, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Marquette waltzed into their contest on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the Knights 2-1.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Marquette got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-27, 25-22.
Marquette's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Makayla Backos led the charge by getting 16 digs and a kill. Backos is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kealey Rick, who had three kills, two aces, and a block.
Dwight's victory bumped their record up to 11-12. As for Marquette, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Dwight came up short against Marquette in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Dwight avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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