After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Omaha Westside, Papillion-LaVista 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 victory over the Marian Crusaders. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Monarchs also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Papillion-LaVista who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 15-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-10.
Karlyn Francis was a one-man wrecking crew for Papillion-LaVista as she had 32 digs. With that strong performance, Francis is now averaging an impressive 11.8 digs per game.
Papillion-LaVista kept the net locked down and finished the game with 17 blocks. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're block total in three consecutive games.
Marian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Melody Mayer, who had 31 digs and two aces, and Addison Janke, who had 19 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Janke has posted since back in September of 2023.
Papillion-LaVista pushed their record up to 3-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Marian, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
Papillion-LaVista will host Millard West at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marian, they will head out to square off against Omaha South on Tuesday. Marian is facing Omaha South at the right time seeing as Omaha South is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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