The Marshall Cardinals will venture away from home to challenge the Waterloo Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Marshall will be strutting in after a win while Waterloo will be coming in after a loss.
Marshall took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Cambridge as Marshall made off with a 3-0 victory.
Marshall walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-16, 25-6, 25-19.
Marshall was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight contests.
Meanwhile, Waterloo was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of New Glarus by a score of 3-2.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Waterloo sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 14-25, 27-25, 15-25, 15-12.
Marshall pushed their record up to 19-10 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Waterloo, their loss dropped their record down to 9-20.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Marshall has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Waterloo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Marshall's way against Waterloo when the teams last played back in September, as Marshall made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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