Louisville lost against Marlington back in September of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Leopards took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dukes. The Leopards have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Marlington scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 18-25, 25-20.
Mabel Kiko paced Louisville's offense, picking up ten kills. Kiko got some help from Carlee Rhome and her 17 assists. Rhome was also solid from the service line: she led the team with six aces.
Louisville's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Marlington, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-2.
Louisville has already played their next game (against Carrollton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Marlington, they will take on Alliance at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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