The Marathon Red Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Pacelli Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Marathon is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Auburndale just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 3-2.
Marathon took Auburndale into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-16, 26-28, 22-25, 18-16.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pacelli challenged Wild Rose on Tuesday. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 27-25.
Marathon now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Pacelli, they pushed their record up to 11-16 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Marathon skirted past Pacelli 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Raiders 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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