The Marion Patriots will challenge the Van Buren Pointers on Tuesday. Marion will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Marion was able to grind out a solid victory over Searcy, taking the game 3-1.
Marion had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-14, 25-12, 26-24.
Marion was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Van Buren made easy work of Russellville on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pointers.
Van Buren never let Russellville on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-19, 25-22.
Marion has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7-1 record this season. As for Van Buren, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7-2.
Marion skirted past Van Buren 2-1 in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Will Marion repeat their success, or does Van Buren have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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