After two games on the road, Marlington is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Shaw Cardinals will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Shaw took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Marlington, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, Marlington was able to grind out a solid win over Tallmadge, taking the game 3-1.
Marlington had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-12.
Claire Battershell was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had seven digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Marlington was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Shaw was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Garfield Heights.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-11, 25-6.
Marlington's victory was their 20th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-1. As for Shaw, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
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