After both having extra time off, the Talawanda Brave and the Purcell Marian Cavaliers will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Talawanda's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Purcell Marian has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Talawanda will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Harrison, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Everything went Talawanda's way against Harrison on Thursday as Talawanda made off with a 3-0 victory.
Talawanda walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-10, 25-16.
Talawanda was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Purcell Marian came up short against Cincinnati Christian last Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Talawanda has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. As for Purcell Marian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Talawanda took their victory against Purcell Marian in their previous matchup back in September of 2020 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Talawanda repeat their success, or does Purcell Marian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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