It was fun while it lasted, but Marion Local's undefeated season came to an end after 13 games on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the New Bremen Cardinals. The matchup marked the Flyers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Marion Local started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-21, 30-28, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Marion Local was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.
New Bremen can attribute much of their success to Sarah Dwenger, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Marion Local's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-1. As for New Bremen, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 12-1.
Marion Local will challenge Lehman Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Marion Local is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for New Bremen, they will take on Fort Loramie at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Fort Loramie will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something New Bremen surely won't give up without a fight.
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