After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Corona del Sol, Marana was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Sunnyside Blue Devils. That's more bragging rights for the Tigers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Marana wouldn't go down easily and took Sunnyside into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 19-25, 15-11.
Leading Marana to victory were Mya Rollins and Brynlee McGee. Rollins had nine digs and three aces, while McGee had 14 digs and two aces. That's the most aces McGee has posted in her last four matchups.
Marana pushed their record up to 11-10 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Sunnyside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.
Marana will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Tucson High Magnet School at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th. Sunnyside also won't see the court for a while: their next game is against Rincon/University at 6:00 p.m. on October 15th. Sunnyside is facing Rincon/University at the right time seeing as Rincon/University is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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