On Tuesday, Marquette faced Incarnate Word Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Marquette Mustangs fell 3-1 to the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Red Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2020.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Incarnate Word Academy scored at least 19 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-22, 19-25, 25-19.
Even though they lost, Marquette was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Leading Incarnate Word Academy to victory were Ally Fuchs and Audrey Schaeffer. Fuchs had 29 digs and two aces, while Schaeffer had 22 digs. Fuchs has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more digs the last 21 times she's played.
Marquette has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 18-13 record this season. As for Incarnate Word Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season.
Marquette has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Rock Bridge on the 16th. As for Incarnate Word Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 win against St. Dominic on the 16th.
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