The Marian Crusaders will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. Marian will be strutting in after a victory while Papillion-LaVista will be coming in after a defeat.
Marian and Lincoln East met for a duel on Wednesday where Marian prevailed. Marian came out on top against Lincoln East by a score of 3-1.
Marian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-13, 25-21, 25-18.
Marian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Melody Mayer, who had 27 digs. Mayer has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Janke, who had eight digs and 18 assists.
Marian kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least six blocks in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Papillion-LaVista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell just short of Lincoln East by a score of 2-1. While the Monarchs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 25-22 in the first set.
Papillion-LaVista started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 25-18.
The losing side was boosted by Karlyn Francis, who had 16 digs.
Marian is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 22-11 record this season. As for Papillion-LaVista, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-22.
Marian skirted past Papillion-LaVista 2-1 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marian 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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