The Morrison Mustangs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Polo Marcos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, it was close, but Morrison sidestepped Newman Central Catholic for a 2-1 victory.
Morrison 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, 25-19, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Polo waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Raiders.
While Polo might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Ashton-Franklin Center scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-16.
Polo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Morrison's victory bumped their record up to 3-15-2. As for Polo, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-9-2.
Morrison came up short against Polo in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Morrison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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