Marian Catholic is 9-0 against Shenandoah Valley since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. Marian Catholic will face off against the Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marian Catholic has four straight victories, Shenandoah Valley has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Marian Catholic beat Palmerton 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 21-25, 25-12, 25-21.
Caydense Smith went supernova for Marian Catholic, getting 20 digs and three aces. Smith has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last four times she's played.
Marian Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah Valley came up short against Tri-Valley on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-13, 25-15.
Marian Catholic has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Shenandoah Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Everything went Marian Catholic's way against Shenandoah Valley when the teams last played on September 3rd, as Marian Catholic made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marian Catholic 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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