Memorial has gone 5-0 against Emerson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Memorial Warriors will head out to face off against the Emerson Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. Memorial is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Memorial and Independence met for a duel on Friday where Memorial came out on top. Memorial blew past Independence 3-0.
One reason for the win was Memorial's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-14, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Emerson came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Trail Blazers.
Emerson was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-23, 20-25, 25-23.
Emerson's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alexis Alley, who had 15 digs, and Makayla Keel, who had five digs and two aces. Alley has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Memorial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-14 record this season. As for Emerson, their victory bumped their record up to 15-17.
Everything went Memorial's way against Emerson in their previous meeting back in September, as Memorial made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memorial since the team 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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