The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks will take on the Marian Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lincoln Southwest took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Lincoln Southeast 3-0.
Lincoln Southwest walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Marian posted their biggest victory since October 1st on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Omaha Central with a sharp 3-0 win.
Marian was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-11, 25-16.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Melody Mayer, who had 25 digs. Mayer has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more digs the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Janke, who had four aces and 12 assists.
Marian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Lincoln Southwest has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Marian, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-12.
Lincoln Southwest was able to grind out a solid win over Marian in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, winning 2-0. Does Lincoln Southwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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