Marian had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They came out on top against the Pius X Thunderbolts by a score of 2-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Crusaders also won the last time the pair played last Saturday.
Marian never let Pius X on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22.
Marian was led to victory by Addison Janke and Melody Mayer. Janke had eight digs and two aces, while Mayer had 15 digs. Mayer has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last three times she's played.
When it comes to explaining why Pius X lost, don't look at Emilia Reiling. Despite the final result, she had 17 digs.
Marian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. As for Pius X, they dropped their record down to 10-21 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Papillion-LaVista the next time they take the court. Pius X will head out to face Papillion-LaVista at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Marian will play them later in the day, at 5:00 p.m.
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