Fox Valley Lutheran has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. After both having extra time off, they and the Marinette Marines will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fox Valley Lutheran will be strutting in after a victory while Marinette will be coming in after a loss.
Fox Valley Lutheran is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 17th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Clintonville as Fox Valley Lutheran made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Fox Valley Lutheran was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-7, 25-10.
Riley Schmitz went supernova for Fox Valley Lutheran, getting 14 digs and seven aces. That's the most aces Schmitz has posted since back in October of 2023.
Fox Valley Lutheran was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Marinette came up short against Little Chute on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Marines didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mustangs 25-17 in the first set.
Marinette started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-20.
Fox Valley Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-5 record this season. As for Marinette, they dropped their record down to 3-20 with the defeat, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Fox Valley Lutheran's way against Marinette when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Fox Valley Lutheran made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fox Valley Lutheran 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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