The Stanley-Boyd Orioles will challenge the Marathon Red Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Stanley-Boyd took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Owen-Withee. The Orioles haven't had any issues with the Blackhawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Stanley-Boyd was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-15, 25-15.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Marathon had no trouble coming through when it counted. They put the hurt on Tomahawk with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Red Raiders have posted against the Hatchets since September 9, 2021.
Marathon never let Tomahawk on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-21, 25-22.
Stanley-Boyd's victory bumped their record up to 39-4. As for Marathon, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Stanley-Boyd was able to grind out a solid win over Marathon when the teams last played back in October of 2021, winning 3-1. Do the Orioles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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